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Uncommon card · Science
Convection, an Uncommon card
Convection is the transfer of heat from one place to another due to the movement of fluid.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 81
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 81 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Convection quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Convection card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Convection is usually the ______ form of heat transfer in liquids and gases.
Answer
dominant. Convection is usually the dominant form of heat transfer in liquids and gases. From the Convection article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Steve Shelley. Steve Shelley 61 · Convection 55 · Charles Dow 52 · Jelly bean 48 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jelly bean. Jelly bean 71,000 · Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 54,000 · Convection 40,000 · David Dunbar Buick 28,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Although often discussed as a distinct method of heat transfer, convective heat transfer involves the combined processes of conduction and advection.
- Convection is usually the dominant form of heat transfer in liquids and gases.
- Note that this definition of convection is only applicable in Heat transfer and thermodynamic contexts.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Convection article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Convection
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The cards just above and just below Convection in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Duncan FletcherUncommon · History · ATK 57 DEF 24
- FerroceriumUncommon · Science · ATK 50 DEF 31
- Charles DowUncommon · Society · ATK 52 DEF 29
- Game overUncommon · Arts · ATK 57 DEF 24
- Karoline HerfurthUncommon · Arts · ATK 53 DEF 28
- Steve ShelleyUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 20
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Convection (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Harroschmeling at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
