Convection

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun

• The moon

• Solar winds

• The ocean

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In convection, COOL air

• Rises

• Sinks

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In convection, WARM air

• Rises

• Sinks

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

• conduction current

• radiation

• condition current

• convection current

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Warm air that rises above the Earth's surface creates a ______________ area?

• high pressure

• low pressure

• no pressure

• sinking

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Cool/cold air that sinks towards the Earth's surface creates a ______________ area?

• high pressure

• low pressure

• no pressure

• pressure free

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How does air pressure flow?

• High to low

• Low to high

• Left to right

• Right to left

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