convection
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Far beneath Earth's surface, slow-moving convection currents churn within the mantle.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 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
Their analysis indicates that these plume-like features are likely created by thermal convection, a slow churning motion inside the ice driven by temperature differences.
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
During the summer months, however, superheated air rises from the scorched earth like bubbles from the bottom of a boiling kettle, rushing heavenward in turbulent convection currents.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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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