Heat Transfer and Ocean Currents

The sun shines down on this family as the play on the beach.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Blow drying your wet hair.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

In this experiment, the WARM red dye and the COLD blue dye was placed in the water at the same time. The warm red dye rose to the top while the cold blue dye sank to the bottom.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high

What causes surface currents to move in circular paths?

• strong winds
• the Coriolis effect
• salinity
• the Global Ocean Conveyor