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Convection Currents - Examples

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Convection Currents - Examples

Convection currents are used in:

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Radiators

  • In colder countries, most homes have heaters (called radiators) fixed at around floor level.
  • They heat rooms using convection currents. The warm air rises and pushes cold air down to floor level, where it is heated up by the radiator.
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Air Conditioning

  • In hot countries, most homes have air conditioning (AC) units fixed at the top of the wall.
  • Hot air rises up to where the AC unit is fixed. It is cooled down and falls, pushing up more hot air to be cooled by the air conditioning unit.
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Weather

  • Convection currents can create wind, clouds and other more extreme weather in the atmosphere.

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