Convection and Heating the Planet

The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

• conduction current

• radiation

• condition current

• convection current

The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...

• convection

• radiation

• insulation

• conduction

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer.  The warm air rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Convection can be described as

• The process of heat sinking

• The process of heat transferring from one object to another

• The process of plants making food from the sun

• The process of heat rising

In convection, WARM air

• Rises

• Sinks

In convection, COOL air

• Rises

• Sinks

Convection currents affect the movement of plates on the Earth's crust.

• True

• False

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.