Convection and Density

Convection and Density

6th Grade

18 Qs

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Convection and Density

Convection and Density

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Olivia Daley

FREE Resource

18 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How tightly or loosely packed the molecules of a substance are:

density

conduction

convection

radiation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Transfer of thermal energy caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluids and the sinking of cooler more dense fluids:

convection

conduction

radiation

density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The molten rock in the mantle becomes hotter and less dense near the...

crust.

core.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The molten rock in the mantle becomes cooler and more dense near the...

crust.

core.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Colder, more dense magma near the crust...

rises.

sinks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Hotter, less dense magma near the core...

rises.

sinks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The plates of the crust move because...

volcanoes erupt violently.

of the weight of the oceans.

of convection currents in the mantle.

of the moon's gravity.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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