Earth's Interior
the outermost layer of the Earth
crust
forms at a convergent boundary
mountains
energy of motion
kinetic
a coiled strand of DNA
chromosome
all EM waves travel at the same ____________
speed
the thickest layer of the Earth
mantle
forms at a divergent plate boundary
rift valley
stored energy
potential
a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein or trait
gene
waves with a high frequency have a ____________ wavelength
short
this part is liquid metal and creates the magnetic field
outer core
happens at a transverse boundary
earthquake
heat energy always flows from a ____________ to a ______________object.
warm; cool
two alleles of the same type
homozygous
EM wave that gives us a tan
ultraviolet (UV)
this is the solid center of the Earth
inner core
what is created during sea floor spreading
new crust on the ocean floor
energy cannot be created or destroyed is what law
law of conservation of energy
percent probability of Bb and Bb having an offspring with the recessive trait bb
25%
the distance between two waves
wavelength
What causes the movement of the plates
convection currents in the mantle
super continent where all lands connected
Pangea
when heat travels from one particle of a solid to another
conduction
chart used to tract the presence of a trait for several generations
pedigree chart
color with a wavelength longer than blue but shorter than yellow
green