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Use the picture to explain how CONVECTION heat transfers could be responsible for the weather in our atmosphere.

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Use the picture to explain how CONVECTION heat transfers could be responsible for-example-1
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The sun's waves heat the ground, causing it to warm (radiation). The energy flows from the warmer ground to the cooler air (conduction), causing it to rise (convection). When the rising air reaches a certain point, it expands, cools, and the cooler expanded air can no longer hold as much water vapor so it rains.

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