You're trying to explain to a friend how convection works. You want to draw a diagram showing what happens to air when it's heated by the sun. What should you draw?

A diagram with warm air near Earth's surface rising

A diagram with cool air in Earth's atmosphere rising

A diagram with cool air near Earth's surface rising

A diagram with warm air in Earth's atmosphere sinking

This diagram is missing labels! Where should the correct labels go?

White arrows="Cold Air" because more dense air is sinking

Black arrow="Cold Air" because less dense air is rising

White arrows="Hot Air" because less dense air is sinking

Black arrow= "hot air" because more dense air is rising

What type of weather is Watauga, Texas likely experiencing in this image?

Clear, sunny skies and cool weather

What is the best forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana (yellow star) in this image?

Cooler temperatures with chance of thunderstorms

Warmer temperatures with gentle rain

No change in temperature and slight chance of rain

Cooler temperatures with clear skies

Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?

because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane

because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system

because the land always cools faster than the ocean

because the land breeze shreds the hurricane

The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is

the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight

the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere

the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air

the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other

Why would St. Louis have the possibility of having thunderstorms in the next 24 hours?

A cold front and low pressure are approaching

It is not located near an ocean

It recently experienced a warm front

Which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

St. Louis, because there is a low pressure system approaching

Denver, because a warm front just passed

Houston, because it is not raining

Thunderstorms are more common in some areas than in others. The map shows the average number of thunderstorms per year in different parts of the United States. Why are there significantly more thunderstorms in Florida than in California? (8.10C)

The ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ocean currents near California.

The state of Florida is smaller than the state of California.

The air in Florida is more stable than the air in California.

The air above Florida holds less moisture than the air above California.

The weather map shows the weather conditions for one day across the United States. Which of the following is the best forecast for Des Moines, Iowa?

Cooler temperatures with a change in precipitation

Cooler temperatures and lower humidity with little chance of rain

Warmer temperatures with decreasing humidity and air pressure.

No change in temperature and a slight chance of rain.

If we boil water in a pot on an electric burner. How is our simulation of demonstrating convection currents different than the currents in the atmosphere and ocean?

the heat source for Earth is the sun which heats from above

the warm air in our model sinks instead of rises

the currents are all flowing in the same direction

warm water is less dense than warm air causing a difference between the models

A line of tornadoes and thunderstorms sweep through an area. What has occurred?

A hurricane forming in the Gulf of Mexico

Earth Science 8.10 Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to the map, which city is likely experiencing warmer weather?

Seattle

Chicago

Boston

San Diego

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?

Thunderstorms

Clear skies

Cold temperatures

Gentle precipitation for days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?

Cooler ocean temperatures

Warmer ocean temperatures

Large ocean waves

Strong ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly. This happens because the hurricane:

gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean

meets a land breeze

meets a stronger hurricane moving from land

no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

Clear, sunny skies

Cloudy skies

Hot temperature

Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures

Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures

Sunny skies, warmer weather

Cloudy skies, cooler weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the symbol for a...

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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