The crust of volcanically active Venus could be churning with convection currents just like the ... artist's impression of Venus 3quarks/iStock / Getty Images Plus On Earth, convection occurs ...

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As the immediate hot air rises, it pushes denser, colder air down. This series of events represents how convection currents are formed. The equation for convection rates is calculated as follows ...