Convection in the mantle

What is the heat transfer due to the bulk movement of?

• air

• gas

• liquid

• solids

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or false. Convection is driven by cooler less dense material and warmer more dense material sinking under the influence of gravity.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the convection cells called in our atmosphere?

• Hadley

• Harvey

• Hannah

• Helena

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False. It's a scientific fact that the mantle is convecting.

• True

• False

The convection in the mantle is the proposed force for which of the following?

• hurricanes

• plate tectonics

• monsoons

• extreme dry weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convection occurs in the following locations:

• atmosphere

• ocean

• mantle

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6