convection

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Thermal convection is typically associated with the extremely hot material moving inside Earth's mantle, not with ice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

These included massive convection cells, clouds of dust, magnetic activity, and the potential influence of a hidden companion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Plasma convection -- the large-scale flow of charged particles within the magnetosphere -- drives many dynamic space phenomena.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

As the molten iron and nickel slowly cool, they form swirling convection currents in the outer core.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

How deep the convection process goes has been a matter of controversy ever since.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson