Earth's Interior Convection Currents and the Mantle
100
A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth
Geologists
100
The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
Heat Transfer
200
A force that builds up mountains and landmasses on Earth's surface
Constructive Force
200
The transfer of energy through empty space
Radiation
300
A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth
Destructive Force
300
Heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter
Conduction
400
A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
Seismic Waves
400
Heat transfer by the movement of a heated fluid
Convection
500
The soft layer of the mantle on which lithosphere floats
Asthenosphere
500
What is
Convection Current






Plate Tectonics

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