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| tool used to measure the volume of a substance |
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| tool used to measure the mass of an object |
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| tool used to measure the weight of an object |
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| force exerted by an object due to gravity |
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| observation based on an individual's senses |
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| observation based on numerical values or measurements |
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| the variable that is manipulated in an experiment |
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| the variable that responds to the manipulation of another |
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| anything that has mass and takes up space |
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| the amount of matter in an object |
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| the space an object takes up |
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| method used to determine the volume of an irregular solid |
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| physical property that describes the amount of matter in a given space |
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| the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth |
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| lies directly below the earth's crust |
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| separates the crust from the mantle |
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| composed of the crust and upper mantle |
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| the circular flow of fluids caused by changes in density |
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| most dense layer of the earth's interior |
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| the liquid layer of the earht's interior |
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| the fastest moving seismic wave, often reffered to a push pull waves |
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| cause rock particles to move from side to side, and are unable to travel through liquids |
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| most destructive type of seismic waves. |
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| the point inside the earth's interior where a fault originates |
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| location on the earth's surface directly above the focus where the most destruction occurs |
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| theory proposed by Alfred Wegener |
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| force that pushes two plates together |
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| force that pushes to lithospheric plates past each other |
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| Force that causes lithospheric plates to move apart. |
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