Answer: If the heating is done on one small area on the top, there will be convection. If the heating is restricted to a small fraction of the heating area, then within that area the heating will go deeper than anywhere else on the surface. Then the unheated area will have a shallower region of high temperature. Then some convection will occur in the deeper layers, causing some motion on top.
This happens quite a bit during welding. Convection is very significant in welding, even when the heating is from the top.
Explanation: Hope this helps. I did copy it from another website so if ur going to use it make sure to reword it:)
