Wind and Current Notes

Which one heats and cools fastest?

• land
• sea
• both are the same rate
• air

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun
• The moon
• Solar winds
• The ocean

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In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

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In convection, WARM air

• Rises
• Sinks

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What is one role of the ocean in convection?

• to provide a home for animals
• to absorb & release heat
• To surf on
• To drink from

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

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A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

• blizzard
• cold front
• tornado 
• hurricane

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A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.

• hurrican
• tornado
• trade wind
• local wind

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This climate region has an average temperature of 80 degrees F with little variation throughout the year. 

• humid sub-tropical
• tropical wet
• tropical wet and dry
• humid continental