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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.
Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is less dense, 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.
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 top of the pot is denser, so it sinks to the bottom of the pot, where it is warmed even more.
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The correct response is:
Warmer sauce at the bottom of the pot is less dense, so it rises, forcing cooler sauce down, where it is warmed.
This illustrates convection currents, as the warmer (less dense) sauce rises to the top, while the cooler (more dense) sauce sinks to the bottom, creating a circulating flow.
