8th Grade Weather and Climate

What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Where do warm ocean currents come from

• the poles

• near the land

• the equator

• middle of the oceans

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What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

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What does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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The sun's energy causes heat to be redistributed around the globe through a process called...

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Election

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A High Pressure system generally brings...

• Wet Weather
• Clear Skies
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes

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A low pressure system usually causes

• Clearing Weather

• Wet Weather

• Fair Weather

• No weather

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The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve

• Coriolis Effect
• Cuticle Effect
• Revolution
• rotation

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Cold fronts bring _____ temperatures and ______ conditions.

• warm; clear

• cool; clear

• warm; stormy

• cool; stormy

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What do ocean currents do for Earth's climate?

• They cause earthquakes

• They cause tectonic plates to shift

• They redistribute Earth's heat

• They carry trash from Africa to South America

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