Weather Climate and Currents

What does "brackish" mean?

• A mixture of fresh and salt water

• A new TV spinoff show

• When someone is acting wild

• The ocean holds and transports energy around Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If you are standing on the beach during the day, the wind will blow from the ocean towards the land because...

• The air above the land is warmer during the day

• The air above the ocean is warmer during the day

• the last air bender makes it

• that's wrong, during the day there is a land breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Differences in air temperature cause movement of air in the atmosphere, which creates...

• thanos

• radiation

• salinity

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The weather patterns of a region over a long period of time

• Weather

• Climate

• Convection

• Temperature

• Salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At higher latitudes on Earth, the climate will be

• mild

• colder

• warmer

• forever summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Check all the examples of condensation. (MUST CHECK MORE THAN ONE)

• water drops form on the outside of a cold soda can

• a puddle in the sun gets smaller as the day goes by

• clouds form high in the sky

• snow crystals fall on the city

• a glass of water is left outside and at the end of the day there is less water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which list shows the names of surface currents?

• global conveyor belt and thermohaline circulation

• gulf stream and California current

• Biden and Harris

• Lilo and stitch

• transpiration and percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The circulation of hot and cold fluids (liquids and gases)

• radiation

• transpiration

• convection

• when you pour hot cocoa over vanilla ice cream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The day to day (or minute to minute) conditions of the atmosphere

• Climate

• Density

• Salinity

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The salt content of a substance

• Humidity

• Climate

• Convection

• Density

• Salinity