Convection Currents and Weather

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun

• The moon

• Solar winds

• The ocean

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

• more

• less

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Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer.  The warm air rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

In convection, WARM air

• Rises

• Sinks

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Sea breezes take place during the day because warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.

• true

• false

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When air particles gain energy and rise into the atmosphere, how does this affect the air pressure on the earth's surface?

• It causes the air pressure to rise creating high pressure.

• It does not affect the air pressure on the earth's surface.

• It causes 6th grade students to forget to do their homework.

• It causes the air pressure to drop creating low pressure

What kind of air pressure does WARM air have?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

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Global winds are bands of high pressure and low pressure found at every 30° of latitude. What is the main cause of global winds?

• clouds in the atmosphere

• conduction in the atmosphere

• convection currents in the atmosphere

• electricity in the atmosphere

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The diagrams show the land, ocean, and heat from the sun interacting during the daytime.

Which diagram correctly shows how air currents are created during daylight hours?

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The drawing below shows a sea breeze.

When is this type of wind pattern most likely to occur?

• during the night when the surface of the sea cools faster than the land

• during the day when the sea is as warm as the land

• during the night when the air above land is warmer than the air above the sea

• during the day when the land heats faster than the surface of the sea

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