Convection Currents Assessment

What is the driving force of currents in the oceans and atmosphere

• Equal heating of the earth by the sun

• solar radiation heating only the oceans

• solar radiation heating only the land surfaces

• unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Heat flow in the oceans and the atmosphere is

• Cool flows down - warm flows up

• cool flows up - warm flows down

• cool flows up - warm flows up

• cool flows down - warm flows down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Convection currents occur when _________ energy transfers between two parts of a fluid.

• potential

• kinetic

• heat

• electric

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Convection currents occur in _____________>

• fluids

• solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_____________ is created by unequeal heating of the Earth's surface.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Wind

• River movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Convection currents in the Earth's mantle are caused by

• less dense hot magma moving downward

• less dense hot magma moving upward

• tectonic plate movement

• more dense cooler magma moving upward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Ocean currents are created by

• dense cold water sinking

• dense cold water rising

• less dense water sinking

• less dense warm water rising and more dense cold water sinking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

__________ heats the air directly above the Earth

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

When air is heated it becomes

• more dense

• less dense

• heavier

• moist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When air moves into the upper atmosphere it becomes

• Cool and heavy

• Cool and light

• Warm and heavy

• Warm and light

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5