When liquid or gas particles circulate due to uneven heating.
Convection
Where are the Horse Latitudes located?
At 30°N and 30°S
Air always flows from an area of this type of pressure.
High Pressure
Name the equipment.
Beaker
Ice is _ dense than water.
Less
When two items touch, and the hot item releases energy to the cooler item.
Conduction
Winds in the USA are these.
Westerlies
When you feel a sea breeze, it is because this is cold.
The sea
Name it:
graduated cylinder
In this density tower, which item is the most dense?
Bolt
Waves from the sun are called this.
Radiation
Why do winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Coriolis Effect
Land breezes typically happen at this time.
Night time
You use this rectangular object to hold a specimen to be seen in the microscope.
Slide
What is the unit of measure for density?
grams per milliliter
or
grams per cubic centimeter
When a surface is colder than the air above, how does the heat move?
The heat energy will transfer from the air to the surface below.
If you threw a magical paper airplane from Barrow, Alaska, in which country would it land?
Russia
Under this circumstance, could you feel no wind.
The surfaces are all the same temperatures.
Also known as a dropper, this item can transfer small amounts of liquid.
Pipette
How is it possible for a rock like pumice to float?
The rock forms so quickly that it has air pockets. It has a density less than 1g/mL.
This is a candle holder that rotates. How does it work?
Convection. The heat from the candle rises, turning the blades at the top.
Which winds transported goods from the USA to Europe?
Westerlies
Why does the atmosphere exert pressure on Earth?
Gravity
When you use a weight scale to determine the density of a liquid, you do not want to include the mass of the container. What feature removes the weight of the container?
Tare
Tectonic plates will collide to form trenches and volcanic ridges. Continental crusts tend to be made of granite, and Oceanic crusts tend to be made of basalt. Which is more dense?
The oceanic crust made of basalt is more dense.