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| How is the wind produced? |
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| It is produced by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. |
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| What is the process that creates convection currents? |
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| They are created by a cyclic movement of cool and hot moisture (liquid and gases) that sinks or rises due to the density of each particle. |
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| How is thermal energy transferred though the atmosphere? |
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| The movement of particles (liquid and gases) from one location to another based on the density of each particle. |
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| Why do many ocean currents begin Equator? |
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| Water farthest from the poles gets the hottest |
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| Why is the following not a good model of how ocean currents are generated: a student heating salt water on a beaker on a hot plate? |
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| Because oceans are heated from the top not from the bottom like heating water on hot plate does |
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| The energy that generates wind comes from what source? |
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| The convection current called seabreeze is formed when air sinks over the ocean, blows onto the land, then rises. What is the best explanation for why this occurs? |
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| During the day, the sun's energy heats up the land faster, which makes the air above it warmer |
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| Which of the following changes would eliminate the energy source that generates the convection currents in the ocean? |
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| Blocking off of solar radiation |
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