FLASHCARDS GENERAL: Convection Currents in the Mantle Quiz

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Causes of Earth's plate movement?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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Heat source for convection in the mantle?

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the Core

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Heat from Earth's core is transferred to which layer?

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the Crust

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Layer of Earth with convection currents?

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the Mantle

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When molten material is heated in the mantle, it becomes...

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less dense

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When molten material cools in the mantle, it becomes

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more dense

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When molten material is heated in the mantle, the molecules

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expand (spread out)

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When molten material cools in the mantle, the molecules

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condense (shrink together)

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Convection currents occur due to...

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differences in temperature and density

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Why do Earth's tectonic plates move?

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convection currents in the mantle