Air Pressure, Convection Currents and Wind

What type of heat transfer happens between the warm ground and the first few meters of air?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What type of heat transfer happens by the rising of warm air?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

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Which location would get more direct sunlight?

• Red arrow

• Green arrow

• They would get the same

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What is the weight a column of air particles in a certain area called?

• Air Pressure

• Air Mass

• Air Problem

• Air Pollution

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Cold air is ____________ than warm air and ___________.

• more dense; sinks

• less dense; rises

• more dense; rises

• less dense; sinks

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Warm air is ____________ than cold air and ___________.

• more dense; sinks

• less dense; rises

• more dense; rises

• less dense; sinks

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When cool air sinks, it creates areas of __________ pressure.

• high

• low

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When warm air rises, it creates areas of __________ pressure.

• high

• low

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The horizontal (side to side) movement of air along Earth's surface is called ____________.

• Air currents

• Wind

• Air Pressure

• Atmosphere

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Air moves from areas of _____________ pressure, to areas of ______________ pressure.

• high; low

• low; high

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