Layers of the Earth

3. waves produced inside the Earth by an Earth Quake
5. layer of molten metal - nickel and iron that surrounds the inner core
6. heat transfer with in a material or between materials that are touching - direct contact
8. rock that makes up most of the Continental crust 0 light in color and has a course texture
11. molten layer above the Earth's outer core that contains convection currents
14. heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid
15. upppermost part of the mantle - means stone - tectonic plates
17. layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor
18. measuree of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance

1. transfer of energy through a space - no direct contact takes place
2. layer of hot solid rock beneath the crust - made up of the lithosphere and athenosphere
4. scientist who studies the Earth
7. a measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point
9. created by the movements in the liquid outer core
10. what something is made of
12. results from a force pressing on an area
13. a dense ball of solid metal that is under extreme pressure
16. makes up the majority of the Ocean crust and is a dark rock with a fine texture