Select All of the Following That Are Examples of Convection

question 106

Multiple Choice

Select all of the following that are examples of convection.

• A) when you accidentally touch the bottom of a pot that you just boiled water in, the heat you feel from the pot
• B) when you are heating water in a pot, water is heated on the bottom and then rises to the top to be replaced by cooler water
• C) when you are sitting by a campfire, the heat you feel on your body
• D) the heat you feel from the Sun on a hot summer day
• E) circulating water through an engine to cool it down and prevent it from overheating

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Definitions:

Permeability

A measure of how easily fluids can pass through a porous rock or sediment.

Water Table

The level below the Earth's surface at which the ground is fully saturated with water.

Zone of Saturation

The area beneath the Earth's surface where all the pores and fractures of the rock are filled with water.

Permeability

A measure of how easily fluids can flow through a porous material, such as rocks or soil, due to the presence of interconnected void spaces.