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What is the source of energy that drives convection within the Earth*s atmosphere?
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What is the source of energy that drives convection within the Earth*s atmosphere?

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The heating of the earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection (the movement caused within a fluid by the tendecency of hotter material) within the atmosphere and ocean, producing winds and ocean currents.
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Convection In the Atmosphere. The heating of the Earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and ocean, producing winds and ocean currents.
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