2.1 Mantle Convection

What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?

• the Crust
• the Mantle
• the Core

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What is the cooling source for convection in the mantle?

• the Crust
• the Mantle
• the Core

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 Where do convection currents happen in the model we are studying?

• the Crust
• the Mantle
• the Core

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____________ occurs when heat is transferred into an object through motion or movement; an example would be boiling water.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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The mantle in the Earth continually heats up and cools down using convection currents.

• True
• False

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____________ occurs when an energy source transfers heat directly to another object through space; an example would be an object becoming warm by sitting in the sunshine.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Mantle material rises in convection currents because heated materials become more dense.

• True
• False

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Convection currents affect the movement of plates on the Earth's crust.

• True
• False

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Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s ____.

• continents
• mantle
• lithosphere
• inner core

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Where do convection cycles happen?

• core

• mantle

• crust

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