Stratification is wrong,STRATIFICATION
1.a. Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments. b. The condition of being stratified.
2. A layered configuration.
the answer your looking for is CONVECTION
"Specific gravity" or "specific density"
The gas water heater works through a principle of physics which is known as convection. The gas heater is similar to a water heater only that it has one heating unit.?æ
The specific gravity of water is unity. Anything with a specific gravity which is over unity will therefore sink in water.
Running water, waves, wind, glaciers, and gravity Erosion is formed by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
An object with a specific gravity greater than 1 will not float in water. Since water has a specific gravity of 1, any material with a specific gravity exceeding this value will sink. For example, metals like lead and gold have specific gravities significantly higher than 1, causing them to sink when placed in water.
The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water it displaces. This principle, known as Archimedes' principle, explains why objects float or sink in fluids. The buoyant force always acts in the opposite direction to gravity.
The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water it displaces. This is called Archimedes' principle, which states that "The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object."
Gravity affects ocean water by pulling it towards the Earth's center, creating tides as the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon causes the water to bulge. Gravity also influences ocean currents by affecting the circulation patterns of water around the globe.
heat is transmitted by gravity between the boiler and cylinder ina hot water system. this is using the principle of?
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It is gravity that drives thermohaline circulation. It's a gravity current. We usually apply the term thermohaline circulation to the deep ocean currents that are driven by gravity. Colder water or water that has a higher salt content than other water is more dense, and gravity will act on it to pull it "down" deeper. It will displace warmer or less salty water and move to greater depths. This sets the stage for a deep ocean current we call a thermohaline expressway. Use the links below for more information on gravity currents (which are sometimes called density currents)._______________________sflo:I would say this answer is limited in explaining what drives thermohaline circulation. Changes in density certainly affect circulation, particularly when water emerges from the deep or submerges to depths (upwelling and downwelling), but the effects of "gravity" on water masses of varying densities aren't a driver of circulation, per se. I would like to point that within the "thermohaline circulation," "thermo-" and "haline" are both components of the name. Thus in a more elemental manner, it makes more sense to explain this phenomenon by temperature and salinity differences, as well as the resulting changes in density, rather than merely "gravity."For a great snap-shot of our current understanding (or rather lack-therof) of the thermohaline circulation, what drives it, and how it affects or is affected by climate, please look-up:"Thermohaline circulation: The current climate" Nature421, 699 (13 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421699a == ==
"Specific gravity" or "specific density"
Yes, gravity plays a significant role in Earth's water cycle. Gravity helps to pull water down from the atmosphere as precipitation, causing water to flow downhill as runoff, and allows water to percolate through the ground to replenish aquifers. Gravity also influences the movement of water around the planet through ocean currents and atmospheric circulation patterns.
Another name for thermohaline circulation is the ocean conveyor belt. This circulation pattern involves the movement of water around the world's oceans based on differences in temperature and salinity.
Gravity will tend to pull the water down the "hill" or pile of water against the pressure gradient.
It causes them to shrink as they "donate" the water inside them into the circulation, a process known as osmosis.
The downward force on water is due to gravity, which pulls the water downward towards the Earth's center. This force is known as the weight of the water and is determined by the mass of the water and the acceleration due to gravity.