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Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Item CL014002: Convection currents can occur in gases and liquids but not in solids.
Convection currents are one way that thermal energy can be transferred. In which of the following can a convection current occur?
- In gases but not in liquids or solids
- In liquids but not in solids or gases
- In liquids and gases but not in solids
- In liquids, solids, and in gases
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2160 |
6–8 n = 1080 |
9–12 n = 1069 |
Male n = 1035 |
Female n = 1054 |
English n = 1827 |
Other n = 238 |
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| A. | 21% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| B. | 20% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 21% |
| C. | 34% | 33% | 35% | 32% | 37% | 35% | 31% |
| D. | 25% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 23% |