Chapter 5 Study Guide

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 and core

• mantle and core

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

• evaporation of a fluid

• condensation of a fluid

• freezing and melting of a solid

• heating and cooling of a fluid

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What is the transfer of heat by direct contact of particles of matter called?

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

• pressure

What is one result of convection currents in Earth's outer core?

• erosion

• Earth's magnetic field

• melted glaciers

• Earth's force of gravity

Which features form the longest mountain ranges on Earth?

• the mid-ocean ridges

• the deep-ocean trenches

• the Rockies

• The Andes

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Which process adds more crust to the ocean floor?

• suction

• sea-floor spreading

• subduction

• magnetic stripe

Where does subduction occur?

• along the middle of some ocean floors

• down the middle of mountain ranges

• on continents

• at deep-ocean trenches

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Which process or processes change the size and shape of oceans?

• subduction only

• sea-floor spreading only

• both subduction and sea-floor spreading

• both drilling for samples and subduction

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