Chapter 3 Science

What is the major source of energy for Earth's processes

Lands are constantly being created and destroyed by competing forces.

Earth's atmosphere is a relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer

The temperature inside Earth [blank_start]increases[blank_end] as depth increases.

A point above sea level of a point on Earth's surface

This is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.

This is made up of rock that is very hot, but solid. Scientists divide the mantle into layers based on physical characteristics.

This is made mostly of the metals iron and nickel. It consists of two parts --- a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.

This is the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer layer.

The crust is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.

Which part of Earth's surface is nearly 3000 kilometers thick

Scientists divided this layer into more layers based on the physical characteristics of those layers

When soup is heated in a pan the by this, when the warm soup rises in the pan and the cool soup falls.

The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light