89.6k views
5 votes
What are convetion currents?

User Wwaawaw
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

Lighter, warm material rises while heavier cool material sinks. It is this movement that creates circulation patterns known as convection currents in the atmosphere, in water, and in the mantle of Earth.

User V K Singh
by
7.3k points