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Convection currents are currents caused by the expansion of a liquid, solid, or gas as its temperature increases.while colder, denser material sinks.. Convection currents arise in the atmosphere above warm land masses or seas, giving rise to sea breezes and land breezes, respectively. In some heating systems, convection currents are used to carry hot water upwards in pipes.
Convection currents in the hot, solid rock of the Earth's mantle help to drive the movement of the rigid plates making up the Earth's surface .
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What term describes the way material moves during a mass wasting event?
fall, slides, flow
What causes a convection current?
Actually, there are many ways for a convection current to form. So, if you asked this question, here is one way:A convection current forms when Hot air and Cold air form a cycle and mix. . .That's one way!ToodlesByee
Do convection currents always affect the same way?
no
Is longshore drift the cause or the effect of a longshore?
Longshore drift is the effect of longshore current because the water moves a certain way and causes the sand to take shape.
What way does the earth moves?
it's the left way <---------
How can mantle flow because its made of hot liquid magma?
Magma in the mantle moves in a current called a convection current. A convection current is a circular flow of a substance in which a hot substance rises, cools, sinks, gets hot again, and repeats. In this way, magma in the mantle flows in currents of more hot or more cool magma.
What V describes the way things moves in solids?
Vibrate
What motion best describes the way a wave moves?
a sweeping motion
What way does air move in a convection current?
Warmer air rises and as it cools will descend.
What is eddying?
An example of eddying in a river is when the current moves in a circular way.
In Which way can heat be transferred by a convection current?
By water or any other fluid that may work. =).....I think
Why are currents changing direction?
Alternating current is generated by a rotating generator which moves in such a way as to produce that kind of current.
Explain how thermal energy moves in gases compared to the way it moves in soilds?
In gases mainly by convection, that is by bulk movement of molecules of the gas. In solids by conduction, that is by contact between atoms of the material.
What term describes the way material moves during a mass wasting event?
fall, slides, flow
What causes a convection current?
Actually, there are many ways for a convection current to form. So, if you asked this question, here is one way:A convection current forms when Hot air and Cold air form a cycle and mix. . .That's one way!ToodlesByee
What is the method by which heat is transferred into in a fluid liquid or gas?
Transfer of heat in nature occurs through three ways: conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction takes place in solids. Convection in liquids and gases. Radiation takes place in all three media as well as in vaccum.
Which way round does convectional current flow?
A convection current flows in a circular pattern, with warmer material rising and cooler material sinking (due to density differences). It should not be used with conveNtional current in electricty.
