mantle convection
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a: Mantle convection ~
b: a pot of oatmeal on a hot stove
What:
"Mantle convection is like a pot of oatmeal on a hot stove, Melosh said. If the heat is too low, it just sits there, but, if the heat is turned up, it starts overturning and hot oatmeal is pushed to the top."
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Date: Mar 31 2016 5:18 PM
# 9691 Critique Analogy
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