Earth Convection Currents

What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

• Sinks

• Rises

• Stays in place

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Where do convection currents occur?

• In the classroom

• In the atmosphere

• Inside the Earth in the mantle

• Inside the Earth in the inner core

• In a pot of cold water

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True or False

Convection currents can happen in a bunch of different examples around the world.

• True

• False

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Which type of material rises?

• Material that is more dense

• Material that is less dense

• The density does not determine if particles will rise or fall

Which is an example of convection?

• Touching a hot pot

• Gases rising and falling in the atmosphere

• Cooking a burger

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Mantle

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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What type of breeze is this? (During the Day)

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

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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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Warm air rising creates an area of.....

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

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