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I think you are after the explanation of conduction. This describes the fluid dynamics of materials in relation to temperature. When an object (the air around us or water in a boiling pan) is heated is becomes less dense and will move to the surface where the denser object will move to the bottom. This is not the case in a vacumn where heat can only travel by radiation.

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How do deep currents affect climate?

The air of a region where the temperature is higher is warmer than the air of a region where the temperature is lower. As a result, the air will flow from the warmer region to the cooler region. This generates air currents.


What energy source drives convection?

Convection currents are driven by an uneven temperature. It is the rise and fall movement of matter from a hot region to a cool region.


What is wet vapor?

Wet Vapour is the region which contains a mixture of liquid and vapour. The liquid is saturated liquid and the vapour is saturated vapour. The temperature stays uniform until the entire phase change is complete.


What is the transfer of heat by movement of heated liquids or gases?

There are three basic heat transfer mechanisms: Conduction, Convection andRadiation. Heat transfer in opaque solids is just by Conduction. In gases andliquids all three mechanism can contribute to heat transfer.The Convection Mechanism of Heat Transfer is the transportation of heat bythe bulk motion of the fluid. If this motion is produced by buoyancy effects thatarise from the fluid having different temperatures (and so different densities) at different points, it is called Natural Convection. If the motion of the fluid is produced by a pressure gradient (like a fluid been forced to flow through a heated pipe),the heat convection mechanism is called Forced Convection Heat Transfer.


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A sentences with convection?

Convection- heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.


The transfer of heat by fluid?

The transfer of heat by fluid is called convection. In convection, the fluid (liquid or gas) carries heat from a hotter region to a cooler region through the movement of its particles. This process helps distribute heat in a fluid and plays a crucial role in natural phenomena like ocean currents and air circulation.


What is the definition for a convection?

1. The act or process of conveying; transmission.2. Physicsa. Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.b. Fluid motion caused by an external force such as gravity.3. Meteorology The transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties by massive motion within the atmosphere, especially by such motion directed upward.


What is the term for heat transfer because the movement of gas?

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What is the liquid region above Earth's inner core?

The liquid region above Earth's inner core is the outer core. It is a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the solid inner core. The outer core is responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field through convection currents.


What do you call the transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid?

The transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid is called convection. In convection, warm molecules in the fluid move from a warmer region to a cooler region, transferring heat energy in the process. This natural process helps distribute heat in fluids like air and water.


What distributes heat from one region to another?

Heat is distributed from one region to another through a process called convection. Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids, such as air or water, which carry thermal energy from a warmer region to a cooler region.


When water reaches an arctic region it sinks because it becomes what?

When water reaches an arctic region and cools, it becomes denser and sinks due to its increased salinity and lower temperature. This process is known as thermohaline circulation, where cold water sinks and drives deep ocean currents.


What is the region where both winds and ocean currents flow unimpeded around the world is?

What is the region where both winds and ocean currents flow unimpeded around the world SOUTHERN


Where does heat transfer?

From higher temperature region to lower temperature region.


Why does ocean currents and global wind patterns which are caused by convection currents most strongly affect a region's?

Ocean currents and global wind patterns strongly affect a region's climate because they help distribute heat energy around the Earth. Warm ocean currents can increase temperatures in coastal areas, while cold ocean currents can decrease temperatures. Similarly, wind patterns can bring moisture or dry air to a region, affecting its precipitation patterns.


What is the direct cause of surface currents?

The correct answer is differences in temperature *and* differences in salinity between the tropic and polar regions. However in the tropic regions the currents are started by the prevailing winds. And in the polar region the more saline and therefore, denser waters in the current sink to the bottom, which of course is caused by gravity.