How is thermal energy transferred during convection?
✔ increasesdecreasesstays the same
increases✔ decreasesstays the same
✔ risessinksdoesn’t move
The kinetic energy of the molecules [___].
Which statements best describe convection? Check all that apply.
Which describes the motion in a convection current?
The diagram shows molecules in a fluid. Explain the sequence of events that happens when this fluid cools down. Be sure to focus on what happens to the molecules and to the fluid in general. Five events should be included in your answer.
As the fluid cools down, the following sequence of events occurs: 1. The thermal energy of the fluid decreases. 2. The molecules lose kinetic energy and begin to move more slowly. 3. As the molecules slow down, the attractive forces between them pull them closer together. 4. Because the molecules are closer together, the fluid's volume decreases and its density increases (thermal contraction). 5. Eventually, the movement slows enough that the fluid may undergo a phase change, such as freezing into a solid.
In a lava lamp, a waxy substance rises and falls repeatedly. What causes the waxy substance to rise? Check all that apply.
What happens at night?
Use the drop-down menus to identify each labeled part of the diagram. Label A: Label B: Label C:
✔ Warm fluid risesWarm fluid sinksCool fluid rises Cool fluid sinks
Conduction current✔ Convection currentMagma currentCrust current
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