Vocabulary
What is crust?
The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth , located above the mantle. It is thin, solid and rocky.
True or false
Heat transfer goes from hot to cold?
True
What is a solid?
A solid is a state of matter that has definite size and shape.
What kind of wave move up and down a transverse or a longitudinal wave?
Transverse wave
What is a parallel circuit?
A circuit with many paths
What do you call melted rock like lava but inside Earth that is a thick and gooey liquid state.
Magma
True or false
Black reflects heat?
False
What is a liquid?
A liquid is a state of matter that has a definite size but not shape ; takes the shape of a container.
What is a longitudinal wave?
A wave that moves side to side
What is a series circuit?
A circuit where all parts are connected in a single path
Define mesosphere?
The strong solid lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
What is it called when an light bounces off of something and into your eyes allowing for you to see the object?
Reflection
What is a gas?
A state of matter that doesn't have a definite shape or size.
What type of wave does it need to travel through a medium?
Mechanical wave
What is an open circuit?
A circuit that is not completed
Define lithosphere?
The solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
What is refraction?
Bending of light
What is evaporation?
Where a liquid turns into a gas
Are sound waves longitudinal or transverse?
Longitudinal wave
What is a resistor?
A part of a circuit where it controls the flow of energy
Define Athenosphere?
The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move , made of magma that circulates with convection currents.
What is scattering?
An interaction of light with matter that causes light to change its energy direction of motion,or both; causes blue skies and red-orange sunrises and sunsets.
What is condensation?
Where a gas changes to a liquid
Transverse waves
What is a battery/cell?
A source of electrical energy that pushes electricity through a circuit. It has a positive and negative end