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In convection, WARM air

• Rises
• Sinks

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

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A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flooding

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Weather Patterns

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Earth's Atmosphere is heated by ___________.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Mechanical wave

• Radiation

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Why does the equator stay warm all year long?

• Because the direct rays hit the equator all year.

• Because the equator is cold all year long.

• Because the climate in a year does not change.

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An air parcel will rise ....

• When the temperature is the same as the surrounding air

• When it is colder than the surrounding air

• When it is warmer than the surrounding air

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm

• Freezing

• Fresh

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______________is created by unequal heating of the Earth's surface.

• conduction

• radiation

• wind

• river movement

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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