noun
mantle convection theory
Scientific term in geology and geophysics referring to the theory that the Earth's mantle undergoes convection, driving plate tectonics.
マントル対流論はプレートテクトニクスの原動力を説明する。
Mantle convection theory explains the driving force of plate tectonics.
Compound of マントル (mantle, from English) + 対流 (convection) + 論 (theory).