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Convection and the Mechanism of Plate Tectonics

Convection and the Mechanism of Plate Tectonics
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Description: (a) Heat supplied by the heating coil warms the water at the bottom of the pot. The heated water consequently expands,
decreasing its density. This lower-density water rises (like bubbles in soda) and transfers its heat to the cooler surroundings.
When the hot, rising water gets to the top of the pot, it loses a lot of heat into the room, becomes denser, and sinks back
to the bottom of the pot to repeat the process
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