TEKS 8.10A & 8.10B

A student models convection currents in a laboratory activity.

• The warm air in Earth's atmosphere and the warm water in Earth's ocean sink instead of rise.

• The heat source for Earth's atmosphere and oceans is the sun, which heats from above instead of below.

• Convection cells in Earth's atmosphere and oceans flow in the same direction instead of opposite directions.

• Cold air in Earth's atmosphere and cold water in Earth's oceans are less dense than warm air and warm water instead of being more dense.

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The weather map shows air pressure in millibars.

Which set of conditions best describes the weather at the area of lowest air pressure?

• Bright sun with no wind

• Partly cloudy with no wind

• Mostly sunny with light winds

• Overcast skies with strong winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently experienced a temperature rise?

• Amarillo

• Detroit

• Orlando

• Reno

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What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

• Clear, sunny skies
• Cloudy skies
• Hot temperature
• Thunderstorms

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

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Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure

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