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It happens in the mantle. The middle layer of the Earth. The mantle's fluid or magma rises from the Earth's core. It becomes less dense. It travels away from the core cause of the tremendous heat and pressure. Once it cools off it cones back down. When it starts to heat back up again then it rises back up. It goes in a circular motion. That's convection current.

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