Convection Currents

Where is one place that convection currents occur?

• Earth's mantle

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is a convection current?

• Wind blowing from west to east

• wind blowing from north to south

• Heat energy between TWO parts of a fluid that have different temperatures

• Cold energy between THREE parts of a SOLID that have the SAME temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is true?

• Cold air replaces warm air?

• Warm air replaces cold air?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is true?

• When cold fluids RISE, hot fluids SINK

• When hot fluids RISE, cold fluids SINK

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which is true?

• Cool air is LESS dense

• Warm air is LESS dense

Sea breeze occurs when the....?

• Sun is out

• Moon is out

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is sea breeze?

• Sea breeze is when the sun is out and when the hot air that was on the land at night, is now on the land making the land hot and the sea cool.

• Sea breeze is when the Moon is out and when the air over the land is cool, and when the air over the ocean is warm.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Is sea breeze and land breeze local or global winds?

• Global

• Local

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is land breeze?

• air from the land

• air from space

• Air that makes the land cool and the ocean warm

• Air that makes the land warm and the ocean cool

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Land breeze occurs when....?

• The Sun is out

• The Moon is out

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5