Structure of The Earth Unit Vocabulary

Question 1

The functional layer is located below the lithosphere and in the the mantle. greek for weak. upper mantle and relatively thin. 50-100 miles thick. highly viscous almost solid. pliable solid. flows reluctantly and molds around.

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Asthenosphere

Question 2

The functional layer of gases surrounding Earth. Mostly nitrogen and some oxygen.

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atmosphere

Question 3

all living organisms. is wherever there is liquid water. atmosphere and hydrosphere

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biosphere

Question 4

p-waves and s-waves. penentrate the surface or crust. propagation speeds change as waves continue to travel.

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body waves

Question 5

the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core

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compositional layers

Question 6

the thinnest and outer layer located on land.

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continental crust

Question 7

The circulation and process of cool/dense material sinking and hot/ less dense material rising. This repeats because as it sinks it heats up and as it floats it cools down.

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convection cells

Question 8

the theory that outer core and its lvz/ movement causes Earth’s magnetic field.

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dynamo theory

Question 9

calculated density of earth using its size. applies this to discovering more about the layers and Earth.

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gravitational constant

Question 10

all water on Earth: in any state of matter, on and in the crust, mostly in the ocean

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hydrosphere

Question 11

the furthest layer of earth from the surface. Most pressure and the hottest. single iron crystal. solid/ plasma. 10k degrees farenheit 70% size of the moon.

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inner core

Question 12

functional layer located on crust and upper mantle. greek for rock. rigid. tectonic plates.

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lithosphere

Question 13

the layers and their roles/groups. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, & inner core.

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mechanical layers

Question 14

the thinnest and outermost layer located in the ocean.

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oceanic crust

Question 15

only liquid layer, convection cells.

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outer core

Question 16

body wave that travels the fastest, can travel through solids or liquids and are compressional waves.

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p-wave

Question 17

how the layers and how the planet forms.

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planetary differentiation

Question 18

heat in the earth that is leftover from the formation of the earth.

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primordial heat

Question 19

waves moving through a substance.

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propagation.

Question 20

elements in the earth release radiation to become stable and change their form.

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radioactive decay

Question 21

body wave seismic and moves at medium speed. transverse or shear and can only travel through solids

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s- wave

Question 22

caused by earthquakes, landslides, nuclear detonations, volcanic eruption

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seismic waves

Question 23

the graphic that is recorded of the seismic waves.

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seismogram

Question 24

the machine that records waves /station

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seismograph

Question 25

ppl who study the internal structure of the Earth and try to determine factors that contribute to or foretell an earthquake

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Seismologist

Question 26

are created when waves bend and leave areas unaffected. 103 & 150 degrees for p-waves

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shadow zone

Question 27

transverse. movement perp. to direction of propagation.

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shear wave

Question 28

rayleigh and love seismic waves that travel on the surface. epicenter around earth. shear waves.

Answer 28

surface wave

Question 29

the resistance of a material to flow

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viscosity