Question

Convection currents or wind in the atmosphere ____.

conduct heat

transfer heat

radiate heat

create heat

Answer 1

The answer would be B) Transfer heat.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B.

Reason -

There are three modes of transferring heat into and through the atmosphere namely –

a) Convection

b) Conduction

c) Radiation

The heat transfer mechanism is a fluid (air or water) is called convection. The atmospheric air acts as a fluid. The earth gets heated by the sun’s radiation. This heated earth makes the air surrounding it to get warm than the air around it. The heated air mass rises up , where it eventually gets cool through convection.