N V E C T I O N

CO ie s h e a t th ro u g h so li d s. When fluids,
su c h a
is
s g
c
a
a
se
ll
s a n d liquids, are
ed convection.
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Conduc ti o n c a rr h th e m . T h is
e y c a n c a rr y heat energy wit u s to h e a t water or soup
,
free to m o ve , th It a ll ow s
u se fu l in o u r everyday lives.
ry
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and it allows a h

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Convection in Air ays our homes h

eat
is o n e o f th e w
Convection e a ti n g system. The air
o n th e h
up when we turn a s. W h e n we turn on a h
eater,
ty p e o f g to
all around us is a a n d ri se s. T h is causes colder air
arms u p
the air above it w o n , th e a ir is m oving in what we
e heater. So ntire room.
drop closer to th w a rm s u p th e e
n current, which
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call a convectio a te w in d o u ts id e. When the land

nts also cre e air
Convection curre t fr o m th e Su n, it warms up th
s up, h e a
absorbs, or soak se s, co o le r a ir fl ows in to take its
warm air ri
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place. This movin

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 uids
Convection in Liq sto v e , h e a t fr o m th e stove warms
pot of soup on a f the pot warms
up.
When you put a g th e b o tto m o
e soup touchin an cold ones,
the pot. Then th en se a n d lig h te r th
d gases are less d e colder soup
Warm liquids an When th is h a p p e n s, th
th e w a rm e d a rea of soup rises. a rd . T h e soup starts to
move
so d o w n w
warmed soup falls read throughout
above the rising t ca u se s h e a t to sp
co nv e ct io n cu rrent. The curren
in a
e e n ti re p ot of soup is boiling.
the pot, until th

Convection
cur
pot of liquid rents in a
cir
heat energy culate the
un
contents ar til all the
e hot.

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