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HELP??? How is convection in the mantle different from convection in the ocean?

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Ocean currents result from two processes - the action of wind on the surface of the water, and from variation in water temperature that causes movement- a process known as convection.Mantle convection is the slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface. ... This subducted material sinks through the Earth's interior.

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