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

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 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 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.

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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.

(Heated fluid becomes less dense and rises, cooler denser fluid sinks — creating convection currents.)