Heat Transfer on Earth

What happens to temperature and pressure as we move downward into the Earth?

• Both decrease.
•  Both increase.
• Temperature increases.  Pressure decreases.
• Temperature decreases. Pressure increases.

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1.  According to the table above, which of the following statements is true? 

• Oceanic crust is Earth’s thinnest and least dense layer.
• Continental Crust is Earth’s thinnest and densest layer.
• The mantle is Earth’s thickest and densest layer.
• The core is Earth’s thickest and densest layer.

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Which direction will the heat flow while this ice cap melts?

• there is no heat transfer
• from the icecap to the water
• from the water to the icecap

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Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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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__________ is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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