What is convection and how does it relate to astronomy?

1 Answer
May 30, 2017

Convection is the transfer of heat through fluid (liquid or gas).

Explanation:

Convection is the transfer of heat through fluid (liquid or gas). It probably relates to astronomy in that due to gravity, a star's core is much hotter than the rest of it. The heated plasma rises to the surface like boiling water, where the heat is absorbed by the surrounding plasma through convection , then it cools and sinks down to the core again.