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Simple Answer
Warm air rises during convection. Perhaps better said, natural convection of air is the rising of less-dense warm air relative to the more-dense cold air.
This is a simple matter of buoyancy. Gravity pulls everything downward, but the pull is proportional to mass and items immersed in a fluid that have lower mass per unit volume than the fluid will tend to float, i.e. experience a buoyant force up as gravity pulls harder downward on the surrounding fluid.
Causes and Explanation
Everyone says "Warm air rises" and that is an example of natural convection. Convection requires a fluid, heat source and gravity. The heat source causes a temperature gradient in the fluid so that buoyancy of the warmer fluid causes it to rise.
Buoyancy is the reasons bubbles rise and hot air balloons float and anything light, like a piece of wood, raises to the surface. The gravitational force experienced by a volume of material is just its weight, i.e. mass times gravity. Mass is the density of the material times its volume. So, if the object (like wood) has a lower density than water, the force of gravity on the object is less than the equivalent volume of water. The buoyant (upward) force is the difference in the wight of the object and the weight of the same volume of liquid.
Light objects experience the upward buoyant force and if the fluid (air or water or any fluid) is heated and expands, then it has a larger volume and less density and it also experiences the upward force.
The natural buoyancy of warmer fluids causes the force that moves the fluid and that movement is what we call natural convection.
Other Aspects
- Convection is why we say "heat rises." And, an interesting side observation is that when water cools near the freezing point, it actually gets lighter as the temperature drops from 4 C to 0 C, hence causing the cooler water in that range to be less dense and more buoyant.
- There is also something called forced convection where fluid is moved by artificial means such as air pushed by a fan. Most home heating occurs with "forced convection" but years ago natural convection resulting from buoyancy of hat air was the cause for air circulation.
- Convection is a main driver of our weather, but locally and globally. Surface air warmed when the sun sticks the Earth and is changed to heat which gets absorbed by the air. Surface air tends to rise and takes surface moisture with it. If there is enough of the moisture, it comes back as rain somewhere else. Globally, the oceans give up most of the moisture we later experience as rain and the warmest area of the planet, near the equator, produces large scale convection of air that is essential to global weather patterns.
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Which describes the action of the diaphragm and chest cavity when you exhale and squeeze air from the lungs?
During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, while the chest cavity decreases in volume. This creates higher pressure within the lungs, forcing air out of the respiratory system through the nose and mouth. Squeezing the air from the lungs helps expel more carbon dioxide and waste gases.
What takes place when inhale and exhale?
take place when you inhale and exhale?
How does convection cells affect wind and the Coriolis effect?
As hot air rises, it makes pockets in which there is no air. Air around this pocket then fills in, causing wind because of the rushing of the air into the space. The air that moves in is usually cold, due to the fact that cold air tends to be closer to the ground. I do not know/cannot remember the reason why wind has one specific direction, but I think it is generally caused by the cold front and the direction it's coming from.
How does radiation convection and conduction effect land breezes?
The air is in direct contact with the heated earth (conduction). Heat rises and is replaced by cool air, and that is when we feel a breeze (convection). The heat rising in waves is also known as radiation.
What happens to the thoracic cavity during inhalation?
During inhalation, the thoracic cavity expands as the diaphragm contracts and the rib cage moves up and out. This creates more space for the lungs to expand and fill with air.
Ask us anythingWhich best describes how air moves during convection?
During convection, air moves due to temperature differences. Warmer air molecules expand and become less dense, causing them to rise. Cooler, denser air then moves in to replace the rising warm air, creating a convection current. This cycle of warm air rising and cool air sinking is how air moves during convection.
Which is best described how air moves during convection?
Warm air is displaced by cooler denser air
What is the difference between a convection oven and a convection microwave oven?
A convection oven moves the air, a microwave does not.
Is convection an example of hot air rising?
Yes, convection is the process in which hot air rises due to its lower density compared to cooler air. This creates a circulation pattern as the hot air moves upwards and the cool air moves downwards.
What describes the way a convection moves?
Convection is a process where heat is transferred through the movement of a fluid (such as air or water). As the fluid is heated, it becomes less dense and rises, while cooler, denser fluid sinks. This creates a circulating flow pattern known as a convection current.
Because of convection the warmest air in a room?
because convection causes the warm air to rise. This creates a cycle where the warm air moves to the top of the room.
The process by which heat moves through air and liquids is called?
Convection
Why does convection in air occur?
Convection in air occurs because as air is heated, it becomes less dense and rises, while cooler, denser air sinks. This creates a cycle of circulation where warmer air moves upwards and cooler air moves downwards, transferring heat in the process.
What is A cycle in which air is warmed warm air rises air cooled and cooled air sinks in a what?
This describes what happens in a convection cycle.
In a convection oven what is actually convecting?
What is actually "convecting" in a convection oven is the air. A fan moves the air around in a convection oven, and the air picks up heat from the heating element and "convects" it to the food being cooked. The heat is then transferred out of the air and into the food.
What is it called when warm air moves up?
convetion currents
What type of energy transfer is warm air rises wile cold air drops?
This is an example of convection, which is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases). In this case, warmer air rises because it is less dense than colder air, creating a convection current as it moves upwards and colder air moves downwards.
