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Radiation
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The transfer of heat in the form of electromanetic waves
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The tranfer of heat by moving air
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Convection
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Conduction
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The transfer of heat through a solid metal
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Convetion Currents
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The transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid
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Direct Evidence
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evidence of a witness who testifies to the truth of the fact to be proved (contrasted with circumstantial evidence ).
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Indirect Evidence
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Proof of facts offered as evidence from which other facts are to be inferred
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How do scientist learn about the Earths interior from Direct Evidence?
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Rock Samples -Drilling holes underground and picking up rocks from acrive volcanoes
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How do scientists learn about the Earths interior from indirect evidence.
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Sesmic waves
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Lithosphere
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The Lithosphere is solid and rigid. It is the uppermost part of the mantle.
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Asthenosphere
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The Asthenosphere is below the Lithosphere. t is less rigid then the Lithosphere and it can bend like a spoon, but it's still rock solid.
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Mesosphere
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The Mesosphere is at the bottom of the mantle. It has high pressure. It's hot and rigid.
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Outer Core
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The outer core is a layer of liquid molten metal surrounding the inner core.
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Inner core
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The inner core is a dense ball of solid metal.
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Continental Crust
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It formed the continents. It contains many different types of rocks. It is much like Granite.
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Oceananic Crust
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It's the crust that lies beneath the ocean. It's overall composition is like Basalt with small amounts of ocean sediment on the top.
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