Streams & Currents

Draw what El Nino would look like on the map.

(Don't forget to add the arrows!)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Draw what La Nina would look like on the map.

(Don't forget to add the arrows!)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of hot air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is an effect of La Niña on North Carolina’s weather?

• decreased winds

• decreased rainfall

• increased humidity

• increased temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During the winter, which city most likely has the warmest average temperature because of the Gulf Stream?

• Charlotte

• Wilmington

• Raleigh

• Greensboro

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What impact does the Gulf Stream have on North Carolina’s coastal climate?

• The cold water from the Gulf Stream current cools the land.

• The cold water from the Gulf Stream current decreases inland wind speeds.

• The warm water from the Gulf Stream current increases inland wind speeds.

• The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Jet Stream blows weather in the United States from....

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

El Nino is the unusual ___________ of the water in the Pacific Ocean.

• warming

• cooling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

El Nino is ____ and ____.

• Warm, Dry

• Cold, Dry

• Warm, Wet

• Cold, Wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

La Nina is ____ and ____.

• Warm, Dry

• Cold, Dry

• Warm, Wet

• Cold, Wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6