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P1 - Energy for the home
Glossary

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Rising convection currents over the land are used by glider pilots to keep their planes in the air.

 

 

     

 P1 Thermal Convection 

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

  1.  For each statement decide if it is true or false.

  • A liquid will sink when it is hotter than the liquid around it.

  • Air becomes less dense and sinks when it loses its heat..

  • Thermal convection happens in liquids and gases. .

  • Thermal convection happens in solids. 

  • Sea breeze is caused by thermal conduction. 

  • Tea at the top of a cup is hotter than tea at the bottom of the same cup. 

   2.  How do convection currents in liquids and gases form?    

   3. Explain how a hot-air balloon rises.