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Not conduction, but convection currents, are what drive winds and many ocean currents.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoWind is Convection because wind travels by air in a circular motion.
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When the air in the atmosphere unevenly warm by the suns wind currents are the result?
Essentially, yes: the Sun's heat creates convection-currents.
How would a person at the beach experience these convection currents?
they would feel the wind as the air blows
What 2 processes transport Earths energy surpluses poleward from the tropics?
Wind and water. Air currents (wind) carry heat poleward. This is mainly heat transfer by convection. Water currents carry heat poleward. This is heat transfer by convection and conduction.
What cause the global convection current between the equation and the poles?
Surface currents are caused by wind, and affected by the rotation of the Earth and the gravity of the moon (tides). When the oceans are deep, convection within the layers can also affect the flow of currents. * While wind currents are greatly affected by uneven heating of the Earth's surface, there is no corresponding heating of the ocean bottom by the Sun. So currents do not form spontaneously at depth.
What caused the global convection current between the equator and the poles?
Surface currents are caused by wind, and affected by the rotation of the Earth and the gravity of the moon (tides). When the oceans are deep, convection within the layers can also affect the flow of currents. * While wind currents are greatly affected by uneven heating of the Earth's surface, there is no corresponding heating of the ocean bottom by the Sun. So currents do not form spontaneously at depth.
The combination of the movement of huge convection currents and the spinning of earth causes regional wind patterns?
It is true that the combination of the movement of convection currents and the spinning of earth causes regional wind patterns.
Do convection currents cause earths heat?
No. Convection currents are the circular motion of earth's wind. If the earth did not rotate, convection currents would not be. Does that make sense?
How convection currents produce wind?
Yes they do.
What is the results of convection currents in the atmosphere?
Wind.
Is it true that the combination of the movement of huge convection currents and the spinning of earth causes regional wind patterns?
yes
What occurs as result of convection currents?
currents caused by the motion of heated molecules
What type of current is caused by wind on the oceans surface?
Surface ocean currents are caused by winds. As wind blows across the surface, the wind pulls the water and causes waves.
An increase in wind causes this current to increase What type of current is it?
Convection is the process that causes warm air to rise and cold air to sink. As such, the winds caused by this process are called convection currents.
The Sun heats Earth's atmosphere unevenly This causes convection currents to move in large circles in the atmosphere What is the result of convection currents in the atmosphere?
Study Island answer: Wind
What do convection currents resulting from uneven heating of Earth's surface form?
wind
How are convection currents responsible for wind?
It is responsible for the wind because when the atoms have direct contact, the heat gets transfered. So, that causes wind.
When the air in the atmosphere is unevenly warm by the suns wind currents are the results?
Essentially, yes: the Sun's heat creates convection-currents.
