Rocks and Resources Vocabulary

Here are some key words used during the topic. Words will be added over the course of the topic.

Pressure: Force applied to an area divided by the size of the area
Crust: Outermost layer of a planet
Nuclear: Involving atomic energy
Molten: Melted; glowing red-hot
Meteorites: Metallic or stony objects that are the remains of meteors
Mantle: Layer of the Earth between the core and the crust
Diameter: Straight line through the centre of a circle that runs between two points on the outside (circumference) of the circle.

Mr Danic