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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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When air temperatures over the land are cooler than air temperatures over the ocean, a ______ will occur. 

• sea breeze
• land breeze
• atmospheric pressure 
• tornado 

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Cool currents bring ________ temperatures and warm currents bring_____ temperatures

• cool, warm
• warm, cool
• cool, cool
• warm, warm

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What climate zone are you in if the temperatures are always very warm?

• Polar
• Temperate
• Tropical

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What is a current?

• temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time
• most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean
• large stream of water that flows through lakes and/or oceans 
• large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans

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This image shows two different cities that are both located near a body of water. Which city will experience more rainfall and why?

• Powell City will experience more rainfall because there is a small amount of surface water.

• Powell City will experience more rainfall because there is a large amount of surface water.

• Dry City will experience more rainfall because there is a small amount of surface water.

• Dry City will experience more rainfall because there is a large amount of surface water.

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The Earth spins on its axis.

• rotation

• revolution

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The diagram shows the general pattern of air circulation in the atmosphere.

Many of the world's deserts are located at latitudes slightly below 30° N. This includes the region marked with an X on the map. Which of the following statements best explains this?

• Most of the moisture is removed from the air before it rises into the upper atmosphere.

• Air near the equator moves quickly as Earth rotates, so it cannot carry much moisture.

• The descending cooled air from the upper atmosphere contains very little moisture.

• Moist air near the equator tends to flow away from land and toward the oceans.

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Convection

• Transfer of thermal energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling of fluids (liquids/gases)

• The movement of air as a result of Earths rotation. (Northern Hemisphere it curves to the right)

• The breeze that blows from the land toward the sea after the sunset. The land cools more quickly than the ocean cooling the air above it. The warmer air above the water continues to rise and the cooler air from over the land replaces it creating a breeze.

• the breeze that blows from the sea toward the land during the day as air rising over the warmer land is replaced by cooler air from above the sea.

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Make a prediction about the air temperature of location D on the map.

• hot

• cold

• warm

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