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Ivack 6th Science Chapter 5

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transfer of heat through space
radiation
transfer of heat between TOUCHING materials
conduction
transfer of heat in fluids
convection
sunlight is an example of _________
radiation
warming up by a campfire is an example of ________
radiation
spoon warming up in a pot of water is an example of __________
conduction
rock samples are (direct/indirect) evidence
direct
seismic waves are (direct/indirect) evidence
indirect
as you go deeper into Earth temperature and pressure ______________
increase
oceanic crust consists of rocks such as _____________
basalt
continental crust consists of rocks such as _____________
granite
nickel and ___________ are metals found in the core
iron
warmer air is (more/less) dense
less
colder air is (more/less) dense
more
before the continents drifted there was the supercontinent named ___________
Pangea
Alfred _______________ developed the theory of continental drift
Wegner
sea-floor spreading begins at a _____________
mid-ocean ridge
rocks close to the mid-ocean ridge are (old/new)
new
during subduction ocean floor sinks into ___________
trenches
if subduction occurs faster than sea-floor spreading then the ocean floor will _____________
shrink
the lithosphere is broken into separate sections called ____________
plates
divergent boundaries form ___________
rift valleys
break in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
faults
plates collide in a ____________ boundary
convergent