Steps of mantle convection

Steps of mantle convection

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Steps of mantle convection

Steps of mantle convection

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-3

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15 questions

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

2 mins • 4 pts

More dense matter is on the ​ (a)   because its molecules are ​ (b)   . This is why it is the ​most dense, and being the most dense is why it ​ (c)   to the ​ (d)   .

bottom
sank
farther apart
rose
top
colder
warmer
closer together

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

REORDER QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Convection happens because temperature changes density. Put the steps in order:

Mantle near the crust cools

Mantle is less dense

Molecules spread out

Mantle next to the core is heated

Mantle rises

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

REORDER QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Convection happens because temperature changes density. Put the steps in order:

Mantle is more dense

Mantle sinks

Molecules get closer together

Mantle near the crust cools

Mantle next to the core is heated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

One source of Earth's heat is ____________ _________, heat that is leftover from when Earth formed.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The other source of heat in the Earth is _____________ ____________

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

Convection in the mantle happens because ​ (a)   changes ​ (b)   .

temperature
density
pressure

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

2 mins • 2 pts

When molecules are ​ (a)   , they ​ (b)   and take up more space.

heated
spread out
cooled
less
rise
sink
get closer together

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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