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CONVECTION CURRENTS
A quick review using white boards
Describe the cause of
convection currents.
Be specific!
Where are Earth’s convection currents?
A. In the crust.
B. In the core.
C. In the mantle.
D. Both A and B.
Now, can you be MORE specific???
What substance moves in a
convection current
in the asthenosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Air
Heated rock
Water
Both A and C
Analyze the following drawing
of a convection current.
Draw it and write in the
correct information.
Heat from crust
drives convection
current.
Hot sinks.
Density
increases.
Cold rises.
Density
decreases.
Mantle is cold. Particles
cool.
Which way is the plate (above) moving? Left or Right?
Identify and explain one
real-life example of a
convection current found
in your home.
Why might a rock sink
into the Earth’s mantle?
Why might a rock rise through
the Earth’s mantle?
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