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Deep, cold-water currents play an important role in creating the ocean oasis of the film. Convection currents play a role in the circulation of fluids. Convection currents are the result of differential heating. Lighter (less dense), warm material rises while heavier (more dense) cool material sinks.
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How thick are the convection currents?
Convection currents can vary in thickness, typically ranging from a few centimeters to kilometers depending on the scale of the system in which they occur. In the Earth's mantle, for example, convection currents can be tens to hundreds of kilometers thick.
How do convection currents contribute to eutrophication?
Some of the substances that give rise to eutrophication in a system naturally settle to the bottom. However, convection currents can bring them closer to the surface again.
The motion of tectonic plates is part of a larger system that includes?
Convection currents in the mantle
What are convection currents responsible for?
Convection currents are responsible for the movement of heat (and mass) within a fluid system. Heat wants to go from where it is to where it isn't. When atoms and or molecules of a fluid (a gas or liquid, for example) are hotter then their companion particles, they are less dense and rise in the fluid. Cooler, more dense groups of atoms or molecules take their place. Convection currents are thus set up, and heat travels "around" the system via those currents. A link to the Wikipedia article on convection is provided.
How does convection current contribute to eutrophication?
Some of the substances that give rise to eutrophication in a system naturally settle to the bottom. However, convection currents can bring them closer to the surface again.
Surface currents are set in motion by the?
Surface currents are set in motion by a combination of factors such as wind, the Earth's rotation (Coriolis effect), and differences in water density due to temperature and salinity variations. These factors create a complex system of ocean currents that circulate water around the globe.
Does convection current contribute to eutrophication?
It can is some cases. Some of the substances that give rise to eutrophication in a system naturally settle to the bottom. However, convection currents can bring them closer to the surface again.
What will happen to earth if the convection currents stopped?
THE EARTH WOULD END. All things would stop eventually, leaving a hot core and a very, VERY dead Earth. Earth would PROBABLY stop moving, disrupting the Solar System. SO: Convection currents, if you stop, the universe will END.
What happens if the convection currents heat is removoed?
If the heat from convection currents is removed, the movement of the fluid or air will slow down and eventually stop. This can disrupt processes like heat transfer and mixing in the fluid, leading to changes in temperature gradients and potentially affecting the overall stability of the system.
Why is convection important in a house hot water system?
Are you asking about HEATING H/ W or domestic?
Which is not an example of a system with a convection current?
A rock sitting on a table. Systems with convection currents involve the movement of fluids or gas due to temperature differences, such as the Earth's atmosphere or a pot of boiling water.
What are the primary ways that heat energy transformed through the earths system?
Convection. Most of the heat is transferred from hot air heating the ground/water, or vise versa. The heat originally comes to earth from radiation from the sun, but once here, convection is how it is moved around.
