You're trying to explain to a friend how convection works. You want to draw a diagram showing what happens to air when it's heated by the sun. What should you draw?

A diagram with warm air near Earth's surface rising

A diagram with cool air in Earth's atmosphere rising

A diagram with cool air near Earth's surface rising

A diagram with warm air in Earth's atmosphere sinking

This diagram is missing labels! Where should the correct labels go?

White arrows="Cold Air" because more dense air is sinking

Black arrow="Cold Air" because less dense air is rising

White arrows="Hot Air" because less dense air is sinking

Black arrow= "hot air" because more dense air is rising

What is the best forecast for New Orleans, Louisiana (yellow star) in this image?

Cooler temperatures with chance of thunderstorms

Warmer temperatures with gentle rain

No change in temperature and slight chance of rain

Cooler temperatures with clear skies

Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?

because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane

because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system

because the land always cools faster than the ocean

because the land breeze shreds the hurricane

Why would St. Louis have the possibility of having thunderstorms in the next 24 hours?

A cold front and low pressure are approaching

It is not located near an ocean

It recently experienced a warm front

Which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

St. Louis, because there is a low pressure system approaching

Denver, because a warm front just passed

Houston, because it is not raining

A line of tornadoes and thunderstorms sweep through an area. What has occurred?

A hurricane forming in the Gulf of Mexico

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

Over the central plains of the U.S

Warm air rises because:

It is less dense than cold air.

It is more dense than cold air.

It has the same density as cold air.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to the map, which city is likely experiencing warmer weather?

Seattle

Chicago

Boston

San Diego

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of weather is Dallas, Texas, likely experiencing?

Thunderstorms

Clear skies

Cold temperatures

Gentle precipitation for days

Tags

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2 mins • 1 pt

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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2 mins • 1 pt

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly. This happens because the hurricane:

gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean

meets a land breeze

meets a stronger hurricane moving from land

no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

Clear, sunny skies

Cloudy skies

Hot temperature

Thunderstorms

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What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures

Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures

Sunny skies, warmer weather

Cloudy skies, cooler weather

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the symbol for a...

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Occluded Front

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What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

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