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    The document discusses convection currents, which are the movement of fluids like liquids and gases from one area to another due to differences in temperature. Convection is a form of heat transfer where hotter parts of fluids rise and cooler parts sink, creating convection currents. Examples given include boiling water, campfires, ocean currents, and air movement. Convection currents in Earth's mantle are also discussed.

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    The document discusses convection currents, which are the movement of fluids like liquids and gases from one area to another due to differences in temperature. Convection is a form of heat transfer where hotter parts of fluids rise and cooler parts sink, creating convection currents. Examples given include boiling water, campfires, ocean currents, and air movement. Convection currents in Earth's mantle are also discussed.

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    The document discusses convection currents, which are the movement of fluids like liquids and gases from one area to another due to differences in temperature. Convection is a form of heat transfer where hotter parts of fluids rise and cooler parts sink, creating convection currents. Examples given include boiling water, campfires, ocean currents, and air movement. Convection currents in Earth's mantle are also discussed.

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    Convection Current
    Submitted By:

    Noraisa Mamangcao Abdulrakman


    Rowena Sasao
    Kristian Teogaya
    Grade 10 Sec. Kingfisher

    SY 2019-2020
    Tukuran Technical Vocational High
    School

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    I. Definition/Explanation:
    The Convection currents tend to move a fluid or gas particles from one
    place to another. These are created as a result of the differences occurring
    within the densities and temperature of a specific gas or a fluid. Convection is
    one among the forms of heat transfers, of which the other two are radiation
    and conduction. convection process only happens in the fluids i.e. in liquids
    and gases. This happens due to the reason that molecules within liquids or
    gases are free to move.
    The heat energy can be transferred by the process of convection by the
    difference occurring in temperature between the two parts of fluid. Due to this
    temperature difference, the hot fluids tend to rise, whereas the cold fluids
    tend to sink. This creates a current within the fluid called as Convection
    current.
    The mantle within the earth’s surface flows due to convection currents.
    These currents are mainly caused by a very hot material present in the
    deepest part of mantle which rises upwards, then cools, sinks again and again
    repeating the same process of heating and rising.
    Hence Convection Current is defined as “a process of continuous
    heating up of liquids or gases by the process called as Convection. “

    II. Illustrations

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    III. Examples/Types

    1. Boiling of Water – When boiling water on stove or while making tea or while
    boiling an egg. The temperature of molecules within those liquids increases and
    they slowly begin to move in a rapid rate. These molecules get charged up thus

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    producing kinetic energy. These hot water molecules residing near to heat
    source tend to become less dense. They rise above cooler dense molecules. As
    these hotter molecules rise they tend to cool down and begin to sink replacing
    cooler molecules. These movements occurring within this boiling water what
    the convection currents.
    2. Campfires – The hotness which we feel around a campfire is all that convection
    currents heating up your hand. Heat comes from various kinds of heat transfers
    such as radiation. But while placing you hand above a campfire, a lot of
    convection currents rises up towards you.
    3. Changes in the weather- The cool air and breeze occurring near to a beach are
    all the effects of convection currents. The weather changes on daily basis are
    also affected by these currents.
    4. Convection currents occurring in the ocean – The Oceanic currents are also the
    convection currents. These are caused due to difference in the water density
    and the temperature occurring in different parts of ocean.
    5. Convection currents are present in the air– A good example of convection
    current is the warm air that rises towards ceiling in your house. The process
    happens as the warm air is said to be less dense than that of the colder air.
    Another good example of convection current is wind. Wind is mainly caused
    when the reflected radiation of the light from the sun heats up the air, thus
    displacing the cooler air.

    IV. Composition

    Convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. Heat generated from
    the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the Earth creates magma
    (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere. The aesthenosphere (70 ~ 250 km) is part of the
    mantle, the middle sphere of the Earth that extends to 2900 km.

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