1.5 Packets (Christchurch and El Nino) Check In

At the beginning, which claim did you choose as the LEAST convincing? (Remember, the question was "Why is Christchurch's air temperature lower during an El Nino year?)

• Claim 1: The amount of incoming energy from the sun changes.

• Claim 2: Something about Earth’s surface (land or water) changes.

• Claim 3: Something about the air changes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Whys is Makassar, Indonesia's air temperature warmer than Christchurch's (on average).

• Because Makassar is closer to the equator

• Because Christchurch is closer to the equator

• Because of Earth's rotation

• Because there is something above Christchurch that blocks the sun's rays

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is Tokyo (on average) warmer than Christchurch?

• Tokyo is further away from the equator

• Christchurch is further away from the equator

• Because of the sun and the moon

• Because Tokyo is closer to the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is Reykjavik (on average) colder than Christchurch?

• Because Christchurch is closer to the equator

• Because Christchurch is in a hot place

• Because of the ocean around it

• Because Christchurch is further from the equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the word LATITUDE mean?

• How far north or south something is from the equator.

• How far east or west something is from the equator.

• How warm a place is.

• How many storms a place gets.

What is the EQUATOR? (Choose all that are correct)

• The imaginary line at zero degrees latitude

• Where the most energy from the sun hits the Earth.

• A plate boundary around the middle of the Earth

• Where most of the hottest places on Earth are close to.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why are locations close to the equator so hot?

• Because more energy from the sun hits at the equator than other places.

• Because there are no mountains around the equator.

• Because the moon blocks light from getting to Earth unless you are at the equator.

• Because there are more oceans.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does the air temperature change during El Niño?

• It gets warmer.

• It gets cooler.

• It stays the same.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How much does the temperature change during El Niño?

It changes __________ degree(s).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does energy from the sun change during El Niño?

• There is more energy from the sun.

• There is less energy from the sun.

• The energy from the sun doesn't change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4