convection
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"Ultimately, our goal is to improve the physical understanding and prediction of aerosol effects on deep convection, rainfall, lightning, and climate," said Rosenfeld.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The fan acts as a convection oven, an appliance that circulates hot air in order to cook food quickly and evenly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On top of that, there is this potential energy in the atmosphere which meant that, locally, the convection column sucked up the embers and carried the fire further afield.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Or could it be that greater energy is available because with moist convection on Jupiter, you have a bigger buildup of heat needed before you can generate the storm to create lightning?" he added.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
It was equally dismissive of convection and seafloor spreading.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing convection
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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