Convection Ocean Currents

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Analyze the image. What could explain why certain parts of the ocean have warmer temperatures?

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the uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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What type of heat transfer is responsible for the movement of warm water rising (red arrows) and cold water sinking (blue arrows)?

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convection

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Heat transfer can happen 1 of 3 ways. Which type of heat transfer is responsible for the heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun? Options: conduction, convection, radiation

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radiation

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Which of the following describes what is happening in a low pressure system? Options: cold air sinking, cold air rising, warm air rising

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warm air rising

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Which of the following describes what is happening in a high pressure system? cold air sinking, cold air rising, warm air rising

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cold air sinking

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When heat is transferred during convection, heat will always move from _________ to __________ temperatures.

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high to low

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When heat is transferred during convection, heat will always move from _________ to __________ temperatures.

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high to low

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In a convection cell, what is created when air moves from high to low pressure?

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wind

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Why don't hurricanes affect the west coast? Options: the water on the coast of California is too shallow to sustain a hurricane, the water on the coast of California is too warm to sustain a hurricane, the water on the coast of California is too cold to sustain a hurricane

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the water on the coast of California is too cold to sustain a hurricane

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Where warm air rises the air is less dense and the pressure is ___________

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low