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
"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
On Jupiter, lightning offers insight into convection, the process that moves heat through the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
They showed that the impact not only dug deep into the lunar crust and possibly the mantle but also released enough heat to drive convection within the Moon's interior.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
The movements occur not just laterally as the Earth’s plates move across the surface, but up and down as well, as rocks rise and fall under the churning process known as convection.
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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