Weather and El Niño

Which ocean is most affected by the El Niño weather event?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Complete the sentence: The ocean most affected by the El Niño weather event is the ______ Ocean.

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Complete the sentence below. A scientist learns about ocean currents between two islands. Arrows on the map show these currents. What this scientist learned will MOST help people understand why the two islands have different temperatures.

• climates

• temperatures

• altitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather on the western edge of which continent is most likely to be affected by an El Nino event?

• Africa

• Australia

• North America

• Greenland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a reason why the student's conclusion that hurricanes never occur in the Gulf of Mexico is not a good one?

• The data is based on only one year.

• Hurricanes always occur in the Gulf of Mexico.

• The data includes storms from the Pacific Ocean.

• The data is from multiple years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Based on the data, hurricanes and tropical storms originating off the coast of Africa tend to travel in which direction?

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Northeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the Texas ecoregions is affected the most by Hurricanes?

• Hill County

• Big Bend Country

• Gulf Coast

• Panhandle Plains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Complete the sentence below. Weather on the western edge of which continent is most likely to be affected by an El Nino event?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes currents in the atmosphere?

• Warm air rising and cold air sinking.

• Water evaporating from a lake.

• The pull of the moon’s gravity on the Earth.

• The movement of the Earth around the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two students are studying a map of the United States that shows July temperatures averaged over a ten-year period. One notices that cities on the East Coast have warmer temperatures than cities at similar latitudes on the West Coast. Which of the following is responsible for the difference?

• El Niño brings rain and cool weather to the West Coast but does not affect the East Coast as much.

• The Pacific Ocean is larger and deeper than the Atlantic Ocean and is, therefore, colder than the Atlantic Ocean.

• Ocean currents from the Tropical Atlantic warm the East Coast, while currents from the Northern Pacific cool the West Coast.

• During the summer, the East Coast is often hit by hurricanes, which bring warm air as they move along the coast.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6