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3 years ago

What causes convection currents, and what do they do?

Physics

1 answer:

frez [133]3 years ago

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Answer:

Convection currents are the result of different heating. Lighter material (warm) rises while heavier (cold) material sinks. This movement of the materials is what causes convection currents! (BTW, it happens in water, in the atmosphere, and in the mantle of Earth!

Explanation:

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