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Yes, because otherwise, the plates, moved by the convection currents, won't move at all.
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A convection current transfers heat or air within a fluid?
a convection current transfers heat within a fluid.
The method of heat transfer by vertical motion is called?
convection current
What is a pattern of flowing heat?
a convection current
How is heat transferred from a stove burner to a pan?
convection
What is a pattern of flowing heat energy?
a convection current
What is a conviction current?
a convection current is the flow that transfers heat withen a fulid.
The transmission of heat requiring the movement of a liquid or a gas?
The transmission of heat requiring the movement of a liquid or a gas is called convection.
Is it true that the flow that transfers heat within a fluid is called a convection current?
In a convection current, heat flows with the heated molecules as they move around in the liquid or gas. In a solid, the heat transfers via condition
What kind of current is convection?
heat rises and cold desends
What does heat and energy have to do with convection?
A convection current is when hot air rises, and cool air fall, creating convection.~Britney, 7th
Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current the mantle?
The heat comes from the outer core, which provides the heat.
Is the heat source for the convection current in the mantle in the sun?
The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.
