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Convection currents are caused by heat dispersal which results in the circulation of material such as air, water, or earth's mantle. Once hot air (or gas) has begun to move, it pushes against adjacent air, mixing until that air reaches the same temperature. Just as you have a cold room with a space heater. Turn it on without a fan, and come back later, the hot air has pushed itself around and warmed the cool air around it.

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