Convection Currents 2024

What type of breeze is this?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of breeze is this?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which one heats the fastest?

• land

• sea

• both are the same rate

• air

In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In convection, WARM air

• Rises
• Sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer.  The warm air rises because of

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Analyze the image.

Heat transfer can happen 1 of 3 ways. Where would you see a heat transfer from a pot handle to your hand?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Analyze the image.

Heat transfer can happen 1 of 3 ways. Where would you see pasta noodles rising and falling?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation