Download Heat Transfer and Convection Currents

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Heat Transfer and Convection Currents
NOTES
Heat:
 Moves from areas of __________ to areas of ___________
 Three ways heat can be transferred
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
Radiation:
 Transfers energy through ________________________ waves (sun or fire)
 Can move through _______________________ space
 Example: ________________________________________________________________
Conduction:
 Transfers heat through ________________ _____________ of particles. (solid to solid)
 Example: ________________________________________________________________
Convection:
 Transfers heat through the movement of __________________ and _______________.
 Example: ________________________________________________________________
 Movement is created by differences in ________________________.
 _______________ things = less dense = _________________ to the top.
 _______________ things = more dense = ________________ to the bottom.
Convection Currents: (This is IMPORTANT!!)
 Convection currents occur in Earth’s ______________________.
 These currents are the force behind the ____________________
of Earth’s ____________________.