*Unit 3 Thermal Energy/Unit 4 Plate Tectonics Review

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What theory did Alfred Wegener develop?

Back

Continental Drift

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How does thermal energy move between substances?

Back

From warmer to cooler

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What is the approximate density of oceanic plates compared to continental plates?

Back

Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.

Front

Which type of thermal energy transfer does not require a medium (substance to travel through)?

Back

Radiation

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Which method of thermal energy transfer involves the movement of fluids?

Back

Convection

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What is thermal energy?

Back

The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves.

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What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.