Ch. 1 Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate

Hopetown is farther from the equator than Kamina. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air. 

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Saskatoon is farther from the equator than Lubbock. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Lubbock, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Saskatoon, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which vocabulary word has this definition: "to move from one object to another or one place to another"

• energy

• Equator

• climate

• transfer

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which vocab word has this definition: "the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves)"

• energy

• Equator

• transfer

• temperature

Which vocabulary word has this definition: "the ability to make things move or change"

• energy

• transfer

• Equator

• climate

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which vocabulary word has this definition: "general weather patterns over a long period of time"

• energy

• climate

• transfer

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What latitude is Australia located at?

• approximately 20^oS

• approximately 20^oN

• approximately 0^o

• approximately 40^oN

Examine the map. Which location is most likely to have a cooler air temperature?

• Buchanan

• Menindee

• Neither location

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Palmdale is 15ºC (59ºF) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• Coal and oil

• Volcanoes

• The Sun

• Trees

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

More energy added to the air means the air temperature will ________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4