Air and Water Currents

Which way does a land breeze blow?

• From the sea to the land

• From the land to the sea

• South to North

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Does a land breeze occur during the day or night?

• Day

• Night

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What is the area of little or no wind called?

• Hadley Cell

• Farrell Cell

• Doldrums

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Why can flying from Seattle to Boston take less time than flying from Boston to Seattle in the same aircraft?

• From Boston to Seattle you are flying into the jet stream.

• From Boston to Seattle you are flying with the jet stream.

• From Seattle to Boston you are flying into the jet stream.

• From Seattle to Boston you are flying with the jet stream

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Water heats up and cools more slowly than

• Land

• Air

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Sea breezes are winds that form as air circulates throughout the atmosphere. They are caused by convection. Label each blank from 1 to 5.

• (1) Heat source, (2) air rises, (3) sea breeze, (4) air sinks, (5) cool source

• (1) Air rises, (2) air sinks, (3) cool source, (4) heat source, (5) sea breeze

• (1) sea breeze, (2) cool source, (3) air sinks, (4) air rises, (5) heat source

• (1) cool source, (2) air rises, (3) sea breeze, (4) heat source, (5) air sinks

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Which events are examples of energy transfer or energy transformation? Write the letter of each event in the correct box.

• Kinetic wind energy forms waves on the surface of the water belongs to energy transformation and Thermal energy in the air becomes kinetic energy of wind belongs to energy transfer

• Kinetic wind energy forms waves on the surface of the water belongs to energy transfer column and Thermal energy in the air becomes kinetic energy of wind belongs to energy transformation column

• None of these fit in either column

• Both fit for both columns

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Choose the statements (more than one) that accurately describes the processes shown in these figures.

• In both figures convection is occurring

• In figure 1 the warm water is coming in from the equator

• In both figures the movement of water is driven by heat energy

• In figure 2 no current is created because there is not enough room for the cycle to continue

• In both figures water is heated from the deepest part of the water

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Why do these currents affect weather? Select all answers that apply.

• Mixing cold and warm water helps temper climates.

• The currents make it more likely for rain to occur.

• Currents help mix water.

• Warm currents warm the air and cold currents cool the air. This creates wind.

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A student creates a model to show how the sun affects ocean currents. If this correctly models ocean currents, where will the heated water go?

• It will sink to the bottom of the tank.

• It will concentrate under the heat lamp.

• It will spread out evenly in all directions.

• It will flow along the surface away from the heat lamp.

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