Match the heat transfer mechanisms to the correct description of how heat is transported in or from the Earth
A) Heat is transported away from Earth and into outer space.
B) Heat flows between two materials in contact with each other.
C) Warm, low-density materials rise and cool, high-density materials sink.
1) Convection
2) Conduction
3) Radiation
Answers: 1) C 2) B 3) A
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