convection currents comic strip
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- Oh, that will be fun
- I wonder what we are learning today?
- Ya
- I think we are learning about convection currents in the mantle
- Cool!
- Are we learning about convection currents in the mantle?
- Yes, Patrick we are
- Look at the volcano on the wall!
- zzzzzz...
- There are 5 layers of the earth. The crust, upper mantel, lower mantle, outer core, and inner core. But today we are learning about the mantle.
- Wake up Timmy!
- The mantle is between the crust and outer core.
- Ah! sorry.
- What are the colors for?
- The red layer is the mantle, This is the thickest layer of them all.
- There are 2 regions in the mantle. They are the upper mantle and the lower mantle.
- This is confusing?
- WOW COOL
- Convection is the movement of hot, less dense fluid going up and cold, more dense fluid going down.
- Just like a lava lamp! The light bulb heats up the wax to rise and when it cools, Itlowers.
- NO TOUCH TIMMY!
- Can I touch?
- why not!?
- SCIENCE IS THE BEST!
- Heat within the Earth´s core can cause convection in the mantle, causing a volcano to erupt.
- I think should fall a sleep
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