True or False? Heat rises.
True or False? Cool falls.
True or False? Warm air rising and cool air falling creates convection currents in the form of wind.
True or False? Warm in the video is represented by red arrows. Cool in the video is represented by blue arrows.
What is the energy source for convection in the ocean?
What is the energy source for convection in the atmosphere?
In convection, hot fluids (air or water) do what?
In convection, cooler fluids (air or water) do what?
In convection, cooler fluids (air or water) are more or less dense?
In convection, warmer fluids (air or water) are more or less dense?
Word Bank
kinetic
convection
solar radiation
conduction
radiation
_____ _____ from the sun heats up the Earth.
___ does not need a medium to travel through.
___ is when heat or electricity passes through an adjoining substance.
Wind and ocean currents are created by ___ when warm particles move up and cooler particles move down.
Temperature is the _____ energy of molecules.