finals- science vocab
all of the earth science vocab we need for finals
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- mantle
- rocky and hot (where convection currents occur)
- atom
- tiny, VERY small particle made of protons (+), electrons (-) and neutrons (no charge)
- convection
- circulates (current)
- solid
- low kinetic energy, vibrate, definite shape
- crust
- rocky matter (continents and ocean floor) less dense than mantle
- epicenter
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- liquid
- medium kinetic energy, change position, takes shape of container
- divergent boundary
- plates moving away from each other
- convergent boundary
- plates moving toward each other
- solar system
- collection of planets, matter, stars, comets, etc.
- stratosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere (above clouds)
- element
- combination of one specific type of atom
- troposphere
- the lowest atmospheric layer
- volume
- how much space an object takes up
- fossil fuel
- fuel created from remains of plants and animals over millions of years
- radiation
- energy transferred by rays/ waves
- atmosphere
- thin layer of air that forms a protective covering around a planet
- exosphere
- the outermost atmospheric layer
- outer core
- liquid with intense heat
- non-renewable resource
- can not be replaced before used up (coal, gas, oil)
- inner core
- solid with intense heat and pressure
- weather
- state of the atmosphere at a SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE
- conduction
- heated by direct contact
- length
- measurement of something from end to end
- satellite
- natural/ artificial object that orbits around something
- o-zone
- absorbs UV rays (caused by CFC's)
- galaxy
- stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
- mesosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
- temperature
- degree of heat in an object
- renewable resource
- can be easily replaced (solar power, plants, water, wind)
- climate
- average weather (30+ years) SPECIFIC REGION AND TIME PERIOD
- comet
- a moving frozen mass of gas and dust
- evidence
- anything collected using the 5 senses
- transform fault
- plates sliding by each other
- gas
- high kinetic energy, move freely, no definite shape
- thermosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
- mass
- amount of matter that makes up an object
- inference
- what you can conclude from evidence