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Warm air rises and cool air sinks?

Convection


When does convection occurs?

When a warm fluid rises and a cool fluid sinks.


How is Circulation of hot and cold air works?

heat rises and cool air sinks


How do currents in the mantle transfer heat?

hot stuff rises, cool stuff sinks


What happens during atmospheric convections?

Warm air rises, and cool air sinks.


What is an upweling?

It is when cool air sinks into the ground and hot air rises up into the atmosphere.


Why does cool air rise?

Cool air rises because it is denser than warm air. As cool air sinks, it displaces the warmer air, causing it to rise. This movement creates convection currents, where cooler air sinks and warmer air rises, leading to a continuous cycle of air circulation.


Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles creating?

Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles. Warm air expands and cool air contracts and compresses.


Do convection currents happen when cool air rises?

No. Convection occurs when warm air rises and cool air sinks. It is not limited to air, either, but can occur in virtually any liquid or gas.


Where cool dense water sinks it become more dense?

In the Mediterranean Sea the cool dense water sinks under less dense water which is called density current.


Where cool dense water sinks its becomes more dense?

In the Mediterranean Sea the cool dense water sinks under less dense water which is called density current.


What is the process where cool dense material sinks and warm bouyant material rises?

Convection, hope this helps.