SC 6.E.2B.3 & 6.E.2B.4

What major Ocean Current influences the weather on the East Coast of the United States?

• Caribbean Current

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• California Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What major ocean current influences the weather on the west coast of the United States?

• Caribbean Current

• California Current

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The majority of the United States lies in which convection area?

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

• atlantic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What helps to regulate the temperature range of the Earth's atmosphere?

• wind

• land

• air masses

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement accurately compares the heating and cooling rates for water and land?

• Water heats up and cools down at a slower rate than land

• Water heats up and cools down at a faster rate than land

• Land heats up and cools down at a slower rate than water

• Land and water heat and cool at the same rate.

What is the purpose of this investigation?

• To show the difference in cooling patterns of land and water

• to show how color absorbs heat

• to show how Earth's surface temperature increases in the summer

• to show how Earth's surface temperature decreases in the winter

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which model can be used to study air currents caused by temperature differences?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This region is represented by the letters UZ

• temperate

• tropical

• Polar

• Atlantic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This region is found between the 0-30 N and S latitudes and is represented by the letters WX

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

• Atlantic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This region is represented by the letters VY, it is located between the 30-60 degree latitudes N and S. This is also where the majority of the United States is located.

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

• Atlantic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6