convection cell

What causes convection cells to move?

• Wind

• Heat from the sun

• The Equator

• The ocean

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Where is there the most heating?

• At the equator.

• At the North Pole.

• At the South Pole.

• In the oceans.

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What causes air to get warmed up?

• Conduction.

• Convection.

• Convection cells.

• Oceans.

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What does cooler air do?

• Rises or goes up.

• Sinks or goes down.

• Transfers heat to warm air.

• Create clouds.

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What kind of shape do convection cells make?

• Triangles.

• Squares.

• Circles.

• Lines.

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Why is there more heat at the equator?

• The sun shines at an angle.

• Convection from the oceans brings heat from the poles.

• Conduction from the surface of the sun.

• Direct/high solar angles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Analyze the image. What could explain why certain parts of the ocean have warmer temperatures?

• the uneven heating of the Earth's surface
• the rising of cold air and the sinking of warm air
• hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Analyze the image. The red arrows represent warm water rising and the blue arrows represent cold water sinking. What type of heat transfer is responsible for this movement?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Analyze the image.
Heat transfer can happen 1 of 3 ways. Which type of heat transfer do you think is responsible for the heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Which of the following describes what is happening in a low pressure system?

• cold air sinking
• cold air rising
• warm air rising

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