Vocabulary
The outermost layer of the Earth
crust
The crust that forms the continents
continental crust
Vibrations that travel through Earth
seismic waves
The two elements common within the Earth's crust
Aluminum and Silicon
The collection of seismic waves from all over the world to create a computer-generated, three-dimensional image of Earth's interior
seismic tomography
The hot, flowing, solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core
mantle
The crust that lies under the ocean
oceanic crust
A scientist who detects and interprets seismic waves
seismologist
iron
The layer of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
lithosphere
This is made up of liquid iron
outer core
A movement that begins in one location and sets things in motion farther away
disturbance
Oceanic crust is made up of this rock
basalt
The center of the Earth
core
The largest part of Earth's interior
lower mantle
Seismic waves that move with a forward-backward motion
P-waves
Continental crust is made up of this rock
granite
The lower part of the upper mantle
asthenosphere
This is made up of solid iron
inner core
Seismic waves that move with a side to side motion?
S-waves
The transfer of heat as material circulates
convection