Vocabulary Term/Concept: Convection Zone Found definitions: A region of turbulent plasma between a star's core and its visible photosphere at the surface, through which energy is transferred by convection. In the convection zone, hot plasma rises, cools as it nears the surface, and falls to be heated and rise again. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/convection+zone Your own definition:An area of a star between its core and its photosphere, where energy is transferred using a convection current.
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Part of speech Noun
Word root(s) Convection Zone
Prefix/suffix Con-: With, together
Related words Current Photosphere Core
Connections, Questions, Examples, and/or Additional Information The convection zone of a star is the center layer of the star. Convection currents are also formed by the oceans on Earth.
Found definitions: A region of turbulent plasma between a star's core and its visible photosphere at the surface, through which energy is transferred by convection. In the convection zone, hot plasma rises, cools as it nears the surface, and falls to be heated and rise again.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/convection+zone
Your own definition:An area of a star between its core and its photosphere, where energy is transferred using a convection current.
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Noun
Convection
Zone
Con-: With, together
Current
Photosphere
Core
Connections, Questions, Examples, and/or Additional Information
The convection zone of a star is the center layer of the star. Convection currents are also formed by the oceans on Earth.