Weather Convection Grade

Convection currents occur in...

• fluids

• solids

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Ocean currents are created by

• Dense cold water sinking

• Dense cold water rising

• Less dense water sinking

• Less dense warmer water rising and more dense cold water sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?

• Cooler ocean temperatures
• Warmer ocean temperatures
• Large ocean waves
• Strong ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On a summer day, Thomas is standing in his driveway waiting for his mother. Energy from the Sun is making Thomas feel hot. This energy is being transmitted by three different methods. Which of the following is an example of convection?

• Energy streaming through space toward Thomas​

• Heat being transferred from air particles to the asphalt​

• Heat moving through Thomas’s clothes to warm his skin​

• Warm air rising from just above the asphalt to reach the level of Thomas’s face ​

Air that is heated becomes ___.

• less dense and rises.

• more dense and sinks.

• less dense and sinks.

• more dense and rises.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Air that cools becomes ___

• less dense and rises.

• more dense and sinks.

• less dense and sinks.

• more dense and rises.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What parts of the planet would be cooler?

• Near the equator

• Near the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What part of Earth recieves the most direct sunlight?

• The Equator
• The Tropics
• The Poles
• North America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Convection causes Ocean and Wind currents to ...

• Rise from the equator to the poles
• Drop from the poles to the equator
• Die down
• Remain the Same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cold front brings...

• Cold and wet weather
• Cold and dry weather
• Thunderstorms that last for long periods of time
• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5