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What causes convection currents to occur?

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Convection currents are caused by an uneven temperature within something.

For example, within the earth, Convection currents occur when a reservoir of fluid is heated at the bottom, and allowed to cool at the top.. Heat causes the fluid to expand, decreasing its density. If there is cooler material on top, it will be more compact and therefore, will sink to the bottom. The heated material will rise to the top.

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