Convection and the Mantle

How does heat move?

• from a warmer to a cooler object

• from a cooler to a warmer object

• toward a hot object

• away from a cold object

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How is energy from the sun transferred?

• by radiation

• by conduction

• by convection

• by the force of gravity

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Heat from which of these causes convection currents inside Earth?

• crust

• crust and mantle

• crust and core

• mantle and core

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which of these combines with changes in fluid's density and the force of gravity to set convection currents in motion?

• evaporation of fluid

• condensation of fluid

• freezing and melting of solid

• heating and cooling of fluid

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______________ is transfer of heat by the movement of fluid.

• faster

• conduction

• convection

• more

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When you heat up an object, the particles on the object move ______________.

• faster

• conduction

• convection

• more

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A cool fluid is ______________ dense than a warm fluid.

• faster

• equal

• less

• more

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When you touch hot sand, heat is transferred by ___________ to your skin.

• density

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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______________, convection, and conduction are the three types of heat transfer.

• density

• boiling

• radiation

• baking

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The amount of mass in a given volume of substance is known as _____________.

• kilograms

• pounds

• weight

• density