Convection Currents Flashcards
1
Q
What is heat transfer?
A
Is the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
2
Q
What are the 3 types of heat transfer?
A
-Radiation
-Conduction
-Convection
3
Q
What is the heat tranfer of radiation?
A
Is the heat transfer with no direct contact between a heat source and a object.
4
Q
What is the heat transfer of conduction?
A
Is the heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter by physical contact.
5
Q
What is the heat transfer of convection?
A
Is the heat transfer by the movement of a heated fluid.
6
Q
What is density?
A
Is a measure of how many mass is in an volume of a substance.
7
Q
The warm ____ dense and cold _______ dense.
A
less dense, more dense
8
Q
What is convection currents?
A
Is a current in a fluid that results from convection.
