What are the 3 types of heat transfer?

radiation, conduction, convection

What are the two layers directly underneath the Earth's crust?

Oceanic Crust & Continental Crust

What is so special about the Lithosphere?

It carries the world's continents and oceans

Heat transfer is the movement of energy from:

a warmer object to a cooler object

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1
What are the 3 types of heat transfer?
radiation, conduction, convection
radiation,sun,ice
conduction, convection, sun
radiation, hot water, convection
2
What is the core made of?
iron & rock pieces
salt & water
nickel & rock pieces
nickel & iron
3
What is Earth Science the study of?
Earth & Space
Earth & The Ocean
Space & Rocks
The Ocean & Space
4
What causes the mantle to flow?
Volcanoes
Great temperature differences
Very cool temperature differences
Earthquakes
5
What is the inner core made up of?
Solid Metal
Solid Iron
Solid Nickle
Solid Magma Lava
6
Radiation is the transfer of energy through what?
direct heat
empty space
pot of water
direct cooling
7
What surrounds the core?
the crust
the mantle
the biosphere
the atmosphere
8
What are the two layers directly underneath the Earth's crust?
Inner & Outer Core
Oceanic Crust & Continental Crust
Asthenosphere & Lithosphere
Upper and Lower Mantle
9
What is so special about the Lithosphere?
It's super thin
It's as hot as the sun
It carries the world's continents and oceans
It's 100 miles thick
10
How thin is the oceanic crust layer?
25-50 miles
3-5 miles
1 mile
100-200 miles
11
Heat transfer is the movement of energy from:
a warmer object to a cooler object
a cooler object to a warmer object
a warmer object to a warmer object
a cooler object to a cooler object
12
What is a combination of parts that work together?
system
atmosphere
geosphere
biosphere
13
The upper most layer of the Earth is what?
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
14
Conduction is the heat transfer through?
radiation
direct contact
sun and ice cubes
empty space
15
What is all the Earth's salt water and freshwater located?
atmosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
geosphere
16
The mantle is divided into which 2 sections
outer and inner core
asthenosphere & lithosphere
inner and outer mantle
crust

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