Earth Science Post Week 1

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.

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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What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

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hurricanes are

• extreme low pressures

• extreme high pressures

• small rain storms

• formed over land

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Low Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

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high Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

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The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

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What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

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Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• latitude
• wind patterns
• longitude
• elevation