Convection Currents Quiz

What is the driving force of currents in the oceans and atmosphere?

• Equal heating of the Earth by the Sun

• Solar radiation heating only the oceans

• Solar radiation heating only the land surfaces

• Unequal heating of the Earth by the Sun

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Heat flow in the oceans and the atmosphere is

• cool flows down-warm flows up

• cool flows up-warm flows down

• cool flows up-warm flows up

• cool flows down-warm flows down

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Convection currents occur when ​ (a)   energy transfers between two parts

• heat
• potential
• kinetic
• electric

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Convection currents occur in

• fluids

• solids

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When air is heated it becomes

• more dense

• less dense

• heavier

• moist

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When air moves into the upper atmosphere is becomes

• cool and heavy

• cool and light

• warm and heavy

• warm and light

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Wind is created when

• warm air moves in to replace cool air

• dry air moves in to replace moist air

• cool air moves in to replace warm air

• both air masses are the same temperature

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Air sinking toward the Earth's surface causes a

• low pressure area

• high pressure area

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Air rising above the Earth's surface causes a

• low pressure area

• high pressure area

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Wind flows from

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

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