Weather

How are the convection currents in the lava lamp different than convection currents in the atmosphere?

• warm air in the atmosphere sinks instead of rises

• The earth gets its heat from the sun and the lava lamp gets its heat from the light bulb below.

• Convection cells in the atmosphere flow in the same direction instead of opposite

• Cold air is less dense instead of being more dense.

The number one thing hurricanes need is...

• warm water

• cold air from cold fronts

• cold water

• strong warm front

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What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Where do warm ocean currents come from

• the poles

• near the land

• the equator

• middle of the oceans

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How to oceans form hurricanes?

• warm air over the equator rises and faster than cold air from the poles

• warm waters provide the energy for hurricanes

• cold water provides the energy for hurricanes

• cold air at the poles is more dense and falls faster than warm air from the equator

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How to warm waters contribute to hurricane development

• evaporating water adds heat to the atmosphere

• rising tides cause the ocean level to rise

• waves cause the hurricane to develope

• currents carry the warm water to the hurricane

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What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

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What city is most likely going to see temperatures rise?

• San Jose

• El Paso

• Jacksonville

• Chicago

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Where do the most violent storms form

• The poles

• Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• Tropic of capricorn

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Where do warm ocean currents come from?

• warm ocean currents come from the southern hemisphere

• warm ocean currents come from the equator

• Warm ocean currents come from the poles

• Warm ocean currents come from the beach

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