Convection Currents
Convection currents are formed when cold air pushes warm air upward. Which property of air is most responsible for this?
What is density differences?
An air mass developing over the Gulf of Mexico is most likely to be described as what?
What is warm and humid?
A weather map shows a variety of high- and low-pressure systems across the country. What is the most likely cause of these pressure systems?
What is solar energy?
Which part of the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun: the oceans or the land?
What is ocean? It holds more heat for and longer than land
Convection currents in the atmosphere are caused by uneven heating of the Earth. What happens to air when it cools?
What is it flows downward or clockwise (depending on context)?
If an air mass develops over a desert region, it is most likely to be what?
What is hot and dry?
What color and shape is a warm front symbol?
red with half circles
What is the main source of energy that drives weather patterns?
What is the sun?
Convection currents cause movement in which part of Earth’s system, influencing both weather and ocean currents?
What are the atmosphere and the oceans?
Which weather conditions would a maritime polar air mass likely bring?
What is cool and humid?
what color and shape is a cold front symbol?
blue with triangles
Which has the greatest capacity for storing thermal energy from the Sun: air, land, oceans, or plants?
What is the ocean?
Which is the primary reason for convection currents on Earth?
What is the uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun?
What are the typical properties of an air mass that develops over a polar region?
What is cold and dry?
What color and shape is a stationary front symbol
blue triangles and red half circles
What is responsible for creating wind?
What is solar energy or the sun?
How does air density affect air pressure?
What is warm air rises, creating low pressure underneath it?
An air mass developing over tropical oceans is most likely to be described as what?
What is warm and moist?
What color and shape is an occluded front symbol?
Purple with triangles and half circles
The diagram shows air moving in the atmosphere. Which factor is most responsible for this movement?
What is uneven heating of the air?