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An interesting question. The answer is yes but you would have to look for a very, very long time to see evidence of this happening - The example I would point to is the convection driving the plate tectonic system in the Earth. This is moving the continents of Europe and America apart at a rate of about 2 cm a year.
The fact is that, given enough time, nothing is actually solid - have you ever played with silly putty? if you role it into a ball it will bounce, if you pull it hard it will break, if you pull it slowly it will stretch. It is the same with solids, given enough time they will 'flow' and deform in response to a force.
Thus on human time scales, solids do not undergo convection, but on geological time scales they doundergo convection.
What else can I help you with?
Why can convection of current not take place when solids are heated?
Convection requires the movement of a fluid medium to transfer heat. Since solids do not have the ability to flow like liquids or gases, convection of current cannot take place in solids when they are heated. Heat can still be transferred through conduction in solids, where it is transferred from one molecule to another through direct contact.
Why can't heat be transferred by convection in solids?
Heat cannot be transferred by convection in solids because convection involves the movement of a fluid due to temperature differences, but solids do not flow like fluids. In solids, heat is primarily transferred through conduction, where the heat is passed from one particle to another through direct contact.
Can heat transfer by convection happen in a solid?
No, heat transfer by convection requires the movement of fluids to transfer heat. Since solids do not have the ability to flow like fluids, heat transfer by convection does not typically occur in solids. Heat transfer in solids usually occurs through conduction, where heat is transferred through the vibration of particles.
Why convection cannot take place in solids?
Convection relies on the movement of fluid particles, such as air or water, to transfer heat. Since solids do not have freely moving particles like fluids, convection cannot take place within them. Heat transfer in solids typically occurs through conduction, where heat is transferred through the vibration of atoms or molecules.
Can sound undergo convection?
Sound itself does not undergo convection because convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases). Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium, such as air, to propagate. However, the medium through which sound travels can be affected by convection currents, which may influence the speed and direction of the sound wave.
Heat convection does not occur in solids because?
Because the atoms do not move around. The whole idea of convection is that 'groups' of things move about. In the case of heat convection these moving groups take or bring their heat with them.
Why convection currents can be set up in liquids and gases but not in solids?
Matter doesn't move easily in solids.
Why can convection of current not take place when solids are heated?
Convection requires the movement of a fluid medium to transfer heat. Since solids do not have the ability to flow like liquids or gases, convection of current cannot take place in solids when they are heated. Heat can still be transferred through conduction in solids, where it is transferred from one molecule to another through direct contact.
How does heat flow in solids and fluids?
Either by conduction or convection?
How energy transferred through convection?
by The movement of heated particles of a gas or a liquid. convection cannot take place in solids because solids have fixed shape. particles like Pizza
Why can't heat be transferred by convection in solids?
Heat cannot be transferred by convection in solids because convection involves the movement of a fluid due to temperature differences, but solids do not flow like fluids. In solids, heat is primarily transferred through conduction, where the heat is passed from one particle to another through direct contact.
Can heat transfer by convection happen in a solid?
No, heat transfer by convection requires the movement of fluids to transfer heat. Since solids do not have the ability to flow like fluids, heat transfer by convection does not typically occur in solids. Heat transfer in solids usually occurs through conduction, where heat is transferred through the vibration of particles.
Explain how thermal energy moves in gases compared to the way it moves in soilds?
In gases mainly by convection, that is by bulk movement of molecules of the gas. In solids by conduction, that is by contact between atoms of the material.
Why convection cannot take place in solids?
Convection relies on the movement of fluid particles, such as air or water, to transfer heat. Since solids do not have freely moving particles like fluids, convection cannot take place within them. Heat transfer in solids typically occurs through conduction, where heat is transferred through the vibration of atoms or molecules.
Can sound undergo convection?
Sound itself does not undergo convection because convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases). Sound is a mechanical wave that requires a medium, such as air, to propagate. However, the medium through which sound travels can be affected by convection currents, which may influence the speed and direction of the sound wave.
What is a current when solids gases or liquids rise and sink in a looping path?
Convection
What is the difference between conduction and convection a 5th grade answer please?
Conduction occurs in solids and liquids but not gases. Convection occurs in gases and liquids.
