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Convective Heating
Energy and Thermal Physics

Psychic Paper

The paper starts to spin because the heat of your hand heats up the air. This sets up a convection current in the air which...

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Convective Heating
Energy and Thermal Physics

Hot Water Rising

Hot water is less dense than cold water so it rises into the top bottle while the cold water sinks into the bottom bottle...

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Convective Heating
Properties of Matter

Convection Snake

The spiral should start to spin slowly. The radiator raises the temperature of the air around it, so the particles move more...

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