convection
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Others could be linked to heat driven convection within the mantle as it recycles subducted slabs of Earth's crust.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 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
"In addition to heat and compositional convection, the fluid-like motion of light elements may help power Earth's magnetic engine."
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
According to this idea, the planet was capped by a stiff, unmoving outer shell while heat-driven convection took place deeper in the mantle.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
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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