Heat Transfer and Ocean Currents

Front

The sun shines down on this family as they play on the beach. Options: conduction, convection, radiation

Back

radiation

Front

How do friends stay warm around a fire? Options: conduction, convection, radiation

Back

radiation

Front

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.

Back

convection

Front

Walking on the warm sand with your bare feet.

Back

conduction

Front

Blow drying your wet hair.

Back

convection

Front

The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands. Options: conduction, convection, radiation

Back

conduction

Front

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

Back

convection

Front

In this experiment, the WARM red dye and the COLD blue dye was placed in the water at the same time. The warm red dye rose to the top while the cold blue dye sank to the bottom. Options: conduction, convection, radiation

Back

convection

Front

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

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high to low

Front

What causes surface currents to move in circular paths?

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the Coriolis effect