When energy from the Sun reaches the air above land, the air warms and rises. Along a coastline, cooler air above the ocean flows towards land to replace this rising air. What types of heat transfer are taking place during this process?

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Thomas Wright

30 May, 13:14

When energy from the Sun reaches the air above land, the air warms and rises. Along a coastline, cooler air above the ocean flows towards land to replace this rising air. What types of heat transfer are taking place during this process?

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Jazmine Bowen · Answer 1

convection

Explanation:

Convective heat transfer, often referred to simply as convection, is the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids. this time fluid is out atmosphere.