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How does radiation, conduction, and convection all work together on Earth's surface? How do they work together on Earth's surface to warm the surface and the air and to cause win and rain patterns?
What is the Sun's energy reaches the Earth through radiation? This causes the surface of the Earth to heat up. Then, the Earth's surface transfers heat into the air. This is conduction. As the air is heated by Earth's surface, convection currents form. As the rising air cools, the water vapor condenses and then falls as precipitation. These convection currents cause Earth's win and rain patterns.