Weather and Convection

Which two cities are having clouds and rain?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Seattle

• Dallas & Houston

• Chicago & Nashville

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What does air do as it is heated?

• Heated air rises.

• Heated air sinks.

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The cooling and sinking of air creates ___ that usually brings light winds, fair weather, and sunny skies.

• high pressure

• low pressure

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In convection currents, ___ air rises, and ___ air goes down.

• hot, cool

• cool, hot

• large, even bigger

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Transfer of thermal energy caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluids and the sinking of cooler more dense fluids:

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...

• The sun

• The moon

• Solar winds

• The ocean

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The pictures show cold air and hot air in the same amount of space. Count the number of particles in each picture. The picture with more particles has more density because it has more particles per space. Which type of air is more dense and therefore will sink?

• cold air

• hot air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool is used to collect precipitation (rain, sleet, snow) and how much precipitation fell during the day?

• Rain Gauge

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

• Wind Vane

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite