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This demonstration provides an aesthetic way to view convection currents in fluids.  Water warmed by an electric circuit mixes with the surrounding cooler water creating turbulence effects that bend light; the resulting swirling shadows can be projected onto a screen.  The site provides an explanation of what happens and a simpler method to demonstrate the same effect. Materials needed and assembly instructions are also given. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
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Fluid Mechanics
- Dynamics of Fluids
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- Informal Education
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index of refraction, refract
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Metadata instance created June 13, 2006 by Ann Deml
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August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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Convection Currents (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/convection-currents>.
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Convection Currents. (2006, August 4). Retrieved April 24, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/convection-currents
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Exploratorium. Convection Currents. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 4, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/convection-currents (accessed 24 April 2024).
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