Geologists obtain indirect evidence about the Earth's interior by using...
What is the correct order (Starting from the surface) of Earth's 4 Layers? (usually we say 3)
What is the part of the Mantle that is soft like plastic?
Pressure increases with depth toward the center of the Earth. Where is the greatest pressure?
What layer of the Earth would be the icing if the Earth was a layer cake?
Earth's Inner Core is a dense ball of
What molten layer surrounds the inner core?
Earth's magnetic field is created by the movement of the
What causes the convection currents in the mantle?
What part of an egg would the core be?
How does heat transfer when you touch a hot pan?
The transfer of energy through space is...
Which gives off more heat a Microwave Oven or your breath?
What kind of heat transfer do we protect ourselves from when we wear oven mitts or use pot holders?
What is the energy that warms your face from the sun?
Convection currents flow in what layers of the Earth?
Heat transfer within a fluid....
Remove the heat source and convection currents will,,,
Heat is transferred as soft rock flows slowly in cycles in this layer
What is the measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance?
A fluid can be either a liquid or a ....
What two things increase as you go deeper into the center of the Earth?
What produces seismic waves?
What kind of rock makes up the oceanic crust?
Why are we drilling through Oceanic Crust to get to the mantle instead of Continental Crust?
seismic waves
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
asthenosphere
Inner Core
The Crust
solid metal
Outer Core
outer core
Heat from the Core
The Yolk
conduction
radiation
Your breath! Microwaves do not use heat and your breath should be over 90 degrees!
conduction
radiation
Mantle and Outer Core
convection
eventually stop
Mantle
Density
Gas (fluid is a substance that takes the shape of its container)
Temperature and Pressure
Earthquakes
Basalt
Oceanic Crust is much thinner.
