Physical Geology - Gravity Quiz


Read the appropriate material about heat flow in the text and in the class notes before taking this quiz.

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  1. Heat exists in a material as the vibration of the atoms/molecules that comprise the material.

  2. The higher the temperature, the more intense the vibrations.

  3. Two bodies at the same temperature have the same quantity of heat.

  4. At zero degrees centigrade all atomic and molecular vibration is stopped.

  5. Within the Earth, cooling takes place slowly by conduction and more rapidly by convection.

  6. Most objects expand when they are heated and therefore have a lower density.

  7. Heated material, if it can flow, will tend to rise above colder material of the same composition.

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