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Less dense (warm) air rises. More dense (cool) air sinks. The two put together are convection.
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Why does convection happen in the atmosphere?
For the same reason that it happens in other fluids. The hot air (in this case) has a tendency to rise, and colder air, to sink, due to differences in density.
What is the transfer of energy that occurs due to density differences in the air?
Convection.
The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is?
I think it is tides or upwelling?
What is the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air?
Convection
What is the transfer of heat causing differences in air density called?
Convection
How is density involved in convection?
In convection less molecules occupy large volume as in air to reduce the density.
Why does convection happen in the atmosphere?
For the same reason that it happens in other fluids. The hot air (in this case) has a tendency to rise, and colder air, to sink, due to differences in density.
What is the transfer of energy that occurs due to density differences in the air?
Convection.
What does convection air have to deal with density?
Hot air has less density and will therefore move upwards.
How Does The Temperature Affect The Air Density?
Well as you increase in altitude the air thins, because you are getting higher in the Earth's atmosphere which has less density then lower atmospheric levels which makes the air thin.
When altitude increases does air density?
The density of the atmosphere decreases with altitude.
The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is?
I think it is tides or upwelling?
What happens if your density is lighter than the density of air?
you will start to float upwards in the atmosphere. The density of air decreases as you go higher in the atmosphere. You will stop going upwards when you reach a height where the air density is the same as your density.
What is the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air?
Convection
Does air affect Earth's atmosphere?
Air is Earth's atmosphere.
How do convection currents affect atmosphere?
convection currents distribute the warm air from the equator towards the north and south pole; they also make the earths crust move causing the earth's crustal features change.
What is the transfer of heat causing differences in air density called?
Convection
