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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

convection

noun

Definition

transfer of heat by movement of fluid or air

In a sentence

Convection currents drive ocean weather.

Similar words

  • circulation

Why this word matters: convection appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.