Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
seismic wave
|
vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
|
|
|
pressure
|
the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
|
|
|
crust
|
layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
|
|
|
basalt
|
a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
|
|
|
granite
|
a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
|
|
|
mantle
|
the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
|
|
|
lithosphere
|
a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
|
|
|
asthenosphere
|
the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
|
|
|
outer core
|
a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
|
|
|
inner core
|
a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
|
