Oceans and Weather STAAR Questions

Bright sun with no wind

Partly cloudy with no wind

Mostly sunny with light winds

Overcast skies with strong winds

Denver, because it is raining there

Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching

Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

Houston, because it is in a high-pressure area

regulating when tides occur in coastal areas

trapping heat at the equator to regulate the global climate

distributing heat from the uneven absorption of solar energy

increasing the rate of evaporation to transport water to areas experiencing droughts

The formation of a low-pressure area south of Bangkok

The formation of a high-pressure area south of Bangkok

Cool water moving into the sea east of Hanoi

Warm water moving into the sea east of Hanoi

The state of Florida is smaller than the state of California.

The air in Florida is more stable than the air in California

The air above Florida holds less moisture than the air above California

The ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ocean currents near California.

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

The warm air in Earth’s atmosphere and the warm water in Earth’s oceans sink instead of rise.

The heat source for Earth’s atmosphere and oceans is the sun, which heats from above instead of below.

Convection cells in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans flow in the same direction instead of opposite directions.

Cold air in Earth’s atmosphere and cold water in Earth’s oceans are less dense than warm air and warm water instead of being more dense.