Heat Transfer

Which three things cause heat in the interior of the Earth (CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS)

• Decay of radioactive material

• Leftover energy from the formation of the Earth

• Friction & gravity pulling denser materials to the core

• The sun's energy traveling through the atmosphere

The transfer of heat between materials in direct contact (touching) is called..

• Conduction

• Cycles

• Convection

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Name the type of heat transfer: Placing a heating pad on sore muscles

• Cycles

• Convection

• Density

• Conduction

Name the type of heat transfer: Earth's core heating Earth's mantle

• Density

• Cycles

• Convection

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Name the type of heat transfer: the mantle material and sinking within the asthenosphere

• Convection

• Density

• Cycles

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Heat from the core drives convection in the mantle. The rock closest to the core _______________ in temperature.

• Increases

• Decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The greater the temperature of a material, the ___________ dense the material.

• More

• Less

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Mantle material begins to ____________ when the density decreases.

• Fall

• Rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Away from the core, the temperature of the rock material__________

• Increases

• Decreases

When mantle material decreases in temperature, it becomes ____________ dense.

• More

• Less

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4