Unit #4 Corrections

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What causes the temperature to decrease as you move higher in the troposphere?

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The Earth's surface absorbs solar radiation, warming the air near it more than the air higher up.

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What is typically associated with La Niña events in eastern Pacific Ocean food webs?

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Increased phytoplankton concentrations.

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True or False: In El Niño, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

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True.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is the texture of a soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand?

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Clay.

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Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the fewest molecules?

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Thermosphere.

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Define El Niño.

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A climate pattern characterized by the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, affecting global weather patterns.

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What is La Niña?

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A climate pattern that describes the cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, often leading to opposite weather effects compared to El Niño.

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Explain the role of phytoplankton in marine ecosystems.

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Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that form the base of the marine food web, providing energy for a variety of marine organisms.

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What is the significance of the thermosphere in Earth's atmosphere?

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The thermosphere is the layer of the atmosphere where the fewest molecules are found, and it is characterized by high temperatures due to solar radiation.

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How does the ozone layer affect temperature in the stratosphere?

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The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, warming the stratosphere.

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