Convection Currents Worksheet
Explore the principles of convection with this Grade 6 science worksheet, covering heat transfer through fluids and real-world examples.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is convection?
Heat transfer through direct contact.
Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves.
Heat transfer through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).
Heat transfer in a vacuum.
2. Which of the following is an example of convection?
Touching a hot stove.
Feeling the warmth of the sun.
Boiling water in a pot.
Heating a metal rod with a flame.
3. Warm fluids are less than cold fluids, causing them to rise.
4. The continuous cycle of rising warm fluid and sinking cold fluid is called a current.
5. Describe how a convection current forms when you boil water in a pot.
6. Convection can occur in solids.
True
False
7. Air conditioning systems often use convection to cool a room.
True
False
8. Why do hot air balloons rise?
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