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Convection currents are currents of fluid that move because of a difference in temperature, and therefore energy. When a fluid (let's say water, because we're talking about a bowl of pasta here) heats up closer to the source of heat, it will increase in temperature and energy. Cooler water, which is lower temperature and energy level than warmer water, will gradually sink, which causes the warmer water to rise. When the warm water cools and the cool water warms, the molecules sink and rise respectively. This process continues until the source of heat is extinguished.
This is what makes your pasta bowl water move about. Have fun cooking!
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How thick are the convection currents?
The convection currents are in the mantle😱
Convection currents discovered date?
convection currents discovery date
Do scientists think plates are moved by convection currents or volcanoes?
convection currents.
Is it true that wind are examples of convection currents?
Not conduction, but convection currents, are what drive winds and many ocean currents.
What are convection currents and in which layer do they occur?
no
How is the rock cycle related to the movement of earth's plate?
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How is the rock cycle related to the movement to earths plates?
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How is the rock cycle related to the movement to earths plated?
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What is the relationship between convection currents in the ocean and convection currents in the atmosphere?
Which best explains the relationship between ocean currents and convection currents?(1 point) Responses Convection currents join with the Coriolis effect to create the winds that drive ocean currents. Convection currents join with the Coriolis effect to create the winds that drive ocean currents. Ocean currents rely on warm convection currents to strength the Coriolis effect. Ocean currents rely on warm convection currents to strength the Coriolis effect. Ocean currents create a Coriolis effect that increases convection currents. Ocean currents create a Coriolis effect that increases convection currents. Convection currents use the Coriolis effect to generate ocean currents.
How thick are the convection currents?
The convection currents are in the mantle😱
When pasta moves around in a pan of boiling water rising when it's hot and dropping when it's cold it is know as?
Convection currents.
Convection currents discovered date?
convection currents discovery date
The layer in which convection currents move?
Convection currents move in the Mantle.
Do scientists think plates are moved by convection currents or volcanoes?
convection currents.
What direction do convection currents-move?
Convection currents move in upward direction
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?
Do convection currents connect the poles all the way to the equator?
Yes, convection currents connect the poles all the way to the equator.
