Which best describes the convection currents in Earth’s mantle?

Heat from Earth’s core warms mantle material, which rises toward the crust; cooler material sinks and the cycle repeats. These convection currents transfer thermal energy away from the core toward the crust, so choice B is correct. The currents do circulate, but their key energy transfer is thermal, not chemical or potential energy.

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