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Cold air falls and warm air rises. Warmer air rises above cooler air because it is less dense. The particles vibrate and move further apart so the molecules that compose the air are more spread out, causing the warm air mass to weigh less than the cool air.ass

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What is true A warm air is less dense than cool air B warm air is as dense as cool air. C warm air has no density. D warm air is denser than cool air?

A warm air is less dense than cool air (Option A). When air is heated, the air molecules become more energetic and spread out, decreasing its density. Conversely, cool air has denser molecules as they move slower and are more tightly packed together.


Why is warm air less dense than cool air?

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What makes the tendency for warm air to raise and cool air to sink?

Warm air is less dense than cool air because its molecules are moving faster and spread further apart. This reduced density causes warm air to rise, as it is lighter than the denser, cooler air around it. Conversely, cool air sinks because it is denser and heavier than the surrounding warm air.


Why does cool air sink and warm air rises?

Because warm air is less dense then cool air.


Does warm air have less molecules than cool air?

If they are both under the same pressure and are the same in volume, then, yes, warm air has fewer molecules


In which direction is heat transferred-from warm to cool to cool to warm?

Heat flows from a region where there is a lot to where there is less.


Why the air temperature near the ceiling of the room tends to be warmer than near the floor?

Because warm air rises over cool air. Warm air is less dense than cool air, and it's lifted by buoyancy and floats on the more dense cool air.


Which statement regarding air temperature is NOT trueCool air rises and warm air falls.Air heats up more quickly than land.Warm air is less dense than cool air.Air heats up more quickly than water?

"Cool air rises and warm air falls" is false. Cool air is denser than warm air, and therefore warm air will rise above cold air.


Does cool air rise?

Warm air is less dense than cool air, so it rises upward. As it does so, the fast moving, compressed particles in the air begin to slow down and expand, causing them to cool (since fast-moving particles create heat, and slower-moving particles are colder).


Why does convection take place?

Convection takes place because cool air is less dense than warm air.


Is warm air dense?

No, warm air is less dense than cold air because the molecules in warm air have more energy and are spread out more, resulting in lower density.


Does warm water rise and then cool?

Yes, warm water is less dense than cool water, so it will tend to rise to the surface. As it rises, the warm water will lose heat to the surrounding environment and eventually cool down. This process is part of the natural convection currents that occur in water bodies.