convection
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Scientists have long known that intense tropical cyclones generate powerful convection near their eyewalls.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Thermal convection is typically associated with the extremely hot material moving inside Earth's mantle, not with ice.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
The idea that convection can occur within an ice sheet may seem counterintuitive at first.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
The team examined whether the plume-like structures detected deep within the Greenland ice sheet could be explained by thermal convection and what this might reveal about the softness and movement of the ice.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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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