Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Transfer of thermal energy

Transfer of thermal energy — practice question

A radiator warms a room. Diagrams X and Y illustrate two different patterns of hot-air movement that warm the room. Which diagram and which reason describe how the room is heated by convection?

  • Adiagram X; air density decreases when air is heated
  • Bdiagram X; air density increases when air is heated
  • Cdiagram Y; air density decreases when air is heated
  • Ddiagram Y; air density increases when air is heated

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