In a sentence
Six example sentences with convection, each labelled with its topic.
A fan oven browns pastry evenly because convection keeps warm air circling the tray instead of pooling near the roof.
Cooking
Warm surface water rising off the equator sets up convection that drives storms thousands of kilometers north each summer.
Environment
Glass beads suspended in glycerine let students watch convection carry warm material upward and cooler material back down the beaker.
Science
Tall atriums use convection, letting warm air rise and escape through vents while cooler air is drawn in below.
Architecture
Without a fan the laptop relies on convection alone, so the warm air must have somewhere to rise.
Technology
Potters stack the kiln loosely so convection carries the heat evenly past every pot on the shelves.
Art
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