Определение convection current в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
n transfer of material due to differences in density resulting from differences in temperature; characteristic of the atmosphere and bodies of water; drag along the base of the crust by convection currents generated within the interior of the earth has been suggested as a cause of crustal plate movement
Air movement caused by the different weights of warm and cool air We call this movement "wind "
The movement of a gas or a fluid in chaotic vertical mass motions because of heating
current caused by the expansion of a liquid or gas as its temperature rises Convection currents arise in the atmosphere above warm land masses or seas, giving rise to inland breezes and sea breezes respectively Convection currents in the semisolid rock of the Earth's mantle are responsible for the movement of the rigid plates making up the Earth's surface