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Heat & Global Patterns Review
Heat & Global Patterns Review
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1
______________ occurs when heat is transferred by warm air rising and cool air sinking.
Radiation
Convection
Coriolis effect
Conduction
2
When warm air rises and cool air sinks, ________ ________ are formed in the atmosphere.
jet streams
convection cells
conduction cells
trade winds
3
Surface currents result from ________ ______ ____________.
global wind patterns
high temperature air
cold wind patterns
high speed wind
4
Air at the poles is cold and has low pressure.
False
True
5
A _______ breeze forms in the day and blows from the water to the land when cooler air rushes in.
sea breeze
ocean breeze
land breeze
jet stream
6
A warm ocean current flowing by land brings _______ air to the land.
fast
cold
warm
no
7
Uneven heating of Earth causes differences in air pressure. Cooler air rushes toward warmer air. This causes ______.
weather
air
wind
Coriolis Effect
8
What high-speed conveyor belt of wind steers weather and storms?
surface current
deep current
Coriolis effect
jet stream
9
El Niño and La Niña events cause ocean temperatures to change. This affects ______ ________.
Coriolis effect
weather patterns
no patterns
jet streams
10
True or False: There is no such thing as “cold energy,” therefore, it can’t flow.
True
False
11
What type of ocean current is mostly caused by density?
surface currents
slow currents
deep currents
warm currents
12
A _______ breeze forms at night and blows from the land to the water.
sea
land
ocean
water
13
What two factors affect the density of water?
depth, flow
heat, rotation
salinity, temperature
conduction, convection
14
When the rotation of the Earth on its axis causes wind patterns to curve
Coriolis Effect
Spin Effect
day and night
jet stream
15
Air at the equator is warm and low pressure.
True
False
16
Heat always flows from the ___________ object to the ________ object.
hot, cold
warm, hot
cold, hot
cool, warm
17
_____________ occurs when heat is transferred through direct contact (touching).
Contraption
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
18
Land heats and cools faster than water. This causes _______ & _______ breezes.
sea and soil
land and sea
water and land
water and soil
19
______________ occurs when heat is transferred through waves.
Conduction
Expansion
Convection
Radiation
20
Which two terms below describe denser water?
-warmer
-colder
-saltier
-less salty
warmer and less salty
warmer and colder
warmer and saltier
colder and saltier
21
A cold ocean current flowing by land brings ______ air to the land.
warm
cold
fast
slow
22
Airplanes can fly in these bands of winds. What are they called?
convection cells
land breezes
sea breezes
jet streams
