Ocean Currents & Wind

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How are the convection currents in a student's model different from the convection currents in Earth's atmosphere and oceans?

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

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What creates winds that cause surface currents?

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Sun

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The sun provides the energy necessary to drive convection within Earth's oceans.

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True

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The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates is called

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convection current

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Which is an example of convection?

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Gases rising and falling in the atmosphere

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Cold air is ____________ than warm air and ___________.

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more dense; sinks

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Warm air is ____________ than cold air and ___________.

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less dense; rises

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The horizontal (side to side) movement of air along Earth's surface is called ____________.

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Wind

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In convection, COOL air

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Sinks

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In convection, WARM air

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Rises

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