Question

How does a simmering pot of spaghetti sauce illustrate convection currents?(1 point)

Responses

Warmer sauce at the top of the pot is denser, so it sinks to the bottom of the pot, where it is warmed even more.
Warmer sauce at the top of the pot is denser, so it sinks to the bottom of the pot, where it is warmed even more.

Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is denser, so it rises, forcing cooler sauce down, where it is warmed.
Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is denser, so it rises, forcing cooler sauce down, where it is warmed.

The pot is only simmering, so there are no convection currents.
The pot is only simmering, so there are no convection currents.

Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is less dense, so it rises, forcing cooler sauce down, where it is warmed.

Answer 1

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Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is less dense, so it rises, forcing cooler sauce down, where it is warmed. This is because as the pot is heated, the sauce at the bottom is heated first and becomes less dense, so it rises upwards, while the cooler and denser sauce from the top sinks down to take its place. This creates a circulating pattern of warm and cool sauce, which is an example of convection currents.