Convection Currents and Winds Flash Cards

All locations on the planet do NOT heat evenly.

Where would we expect to find warmer areas on Earth?

• Near the equator

• Near the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What parts of the planet would be cooler?

• Near the equator

• Near the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What surfaces on Earth heat more slowly?

• Areas over land heat more slowly.

• Areas over water heat more slowly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does air do as it is heated?

• Heated air rises.

• Heated air sinks.

• Heated air stays in place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does air do as it cools?

• Cooled air rises.

• Cooled air sinks.

• Cooled air stays in place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What areas on Earth lose heat quickest?

• Areas over land lose heat quickest.

• Areas over water lose heat quickest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air that cools becomes ___.

• more dense and rises.

• more dense and sinks.

• less dense and rises.

• less dense and sinks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air that is heated becomes ___

• less dense and rises.

• less dense and sinks.

• more dense and rises.

• more dense and sinks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warming and rising air creates ___ that usually brings stormy or windy weather.

• high pressure

• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6