Convection Current

What is an example of convection currents

• Feeling the heat from a bonfire with your friends

• Touching a hot curling iron

• The movement of air in a circular motion in the atmosphere

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Where do convection currents occur?

• In the classroom

• In the atmosphere

• Inside the Earth in the mantle

• Inside the Earth in the inner core

• In a pot of cold water

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What happens when particles are under cold water compared to hot?

• The particles move towards the hot and begin to rise

• The particles stay in place and do not move

• The particles begin to rise under the cold

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Which is an example of convection?

• Touching a hot pot

• Gases rising and falling in the atmosphere

• Cooking a burger

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True or False

Convection currents can happen in a bunch of different examples around the world.

• True

• False

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Boiling Water

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Mantle

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more

• less

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

What type of breeze is this? (At Night)

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

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