Practice - Practical Applications
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Practice Questions
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What happens to air when it is heated?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when air heats up vs cools down.
Name one example of convection in nature.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens during the day near the ocean.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What causes heated air to rise?
💡 Hint: Consider how weight changes with temperature.
True or False: Convection currents occur only in liquids.
💡 Hint: Think about the air around you.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a venting system for a house using the principles of convection currents. What materials will you choose and why?
💡 Hint: Think about how hot air will move through your design.
Explain how climate change might affect convection currents globally.
💡 Hint: Consider the interaction between different climate zones.
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