I thread through the planet’s core, carrying heat outward in silent streams, shaping the inner fire beneath the crust. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about something transporting heat inside the Earth rather than on its surface.
Answer
A mantle convection current
Explanation
Mantle convection moves heat inside Earth's layers, driving plate tectonics differently from surface or atmospheric flows.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A mantle convection current.
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