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Oceans and our Weather
Oceans and our Weather
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Why do convection currents occur in our atmosphere and oceans?
The atmosphere is unevely heated by the mantle.
The land is unevenly heated by the oceans.
The oceans are unevenly heated by the land.
The Earth is unevenly heated by the Sun.
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What type of front is this?
Stationary Front
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded Front
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What does this symbol mean? Check all that apply
low pressure
cooler air
warm air is rising
clouds form
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Low Pressure Systems are often associated with what type of weather? Check all that may apply
cloudy skies
stormy weather
rain
dry, clear skies
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What is the main cause of global convection currents?
the mantle
the Sun
greenhouse gases
the moon
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What type of front is this?
Warm front
Stationary Front
Cold front
Occluded Front
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What does this symbol mean? Check all that apply
no precipitation
clear skies
high pressure
low pressure
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What does low pressure mean?
Lousy weather :(
Happy weather :)
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Cold fronts are associated with __________ weather.
light wind & light precipitation
severe weather
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If you see that the weather is overcast and looks like it might rain, there is most likely what kind of pressure system?
Inverted
Medium
High
Low
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The warmer the ocean temps the ___________ the hurricane.
stronger
weaker
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Warm ocean currents distribute energy from the sun by moving warm water from the _____________ to the ____________.
oceans; continents
poles; equator
continents; oceans
equator; poles
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What is the one condition that is necessary for a hurricane to form?
cold ocean water
dry land
warm ocean water
a cold front
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The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current that travels along the east coast of the U.S. What does this warm water do?
Cools the cities found in coastal areas.
Causes hurricanes in Europe
Brings colder temps
Warms normally cold climates
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Warm air _________________ and cool air _______________.
rises, sinks
sinks, rises
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Cold fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.
blue triangles
red half circles
red triangles
blue half circles