Meaning Convection currents
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Convection currents


(in tectonics) circulating movements of magma in the mantle caused by heat from the coreĀ 
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Convection currents


Heat generated by the breakdown of radioactive minerals in the mantle is redistributed by currents that rise at the mid ocean ridges and descend at the ocean trenches. Convection currents were long th [..]
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Convection currents


currents in air and water that are induced by temperature differential
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