Trenge final exam practice 2024

The vertical (up and down) movement of heat through a gas or liquid is called

• conduction

• temperature

• convection

• radiation

Which type of heat transfer involves energy traveling through a solid (like a metal)?

• temperature

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

Which type of heat transfer explains how the sun's energy gets to Earth?

• radiation

• temperature

• conduction

• convection

What type of rock makes most of the continental crust

• basalt

• granite

• marble

• shale

Which type of rock is black, fine-grained, igneous, and makes up most of the ocean crust?

• gneiss

• schist

• coal

• basalt

What is the most common sedimentary rock?

• shale

• sandstone

• limestone

• granite

What type of rock is made from organic material mixed with sediment on the ocean floor? It is used to make cement and concrete.

• shale

• sandstone

• limestone

• granite

Which are the two most common minerals on Earth?

• quartz

• mica

• pyroxene

• feldspar

The kinetic molecular theory states that when a material is heated up, the atoms that make up the material will

• move faster and spread out

• move slower and get more compact

• give off light and create radiation

• change phases from solid to liquid

In a fluid (liquid or gas), thermal expansion will lead to a ____________ in density.

• increase

• decrease