How is thermal energy transferred during convection?
Sample Response: Convection occurs in a pot of boiling water and in a lava lamp. It also occurs in Earth’s interior and in the Sun’s interior. Convection also takes place in the atmosphere, where it drives air circulation, and in the ocean, where it is partially responsible for ocean circulation. What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.pot of boiling waterlava lampEarth’s interiorSun’s interioratmosphere/air circulationocean circulation
Conduction current✔ Convection currentMagma currentCrust current
The kinetic energy of the molecules [___].
✔ increasesdecreasesstays the same
increases✔ decreasesstays the same
✔ risessinksdoesn’t move
Which statements best describe convection? Check all that apply.
Which describes the motion in a convection current?
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
Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences describing what happens when the temperature of a fluid increases.
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