Ocean Atmosphere Climate Unit Test

What is El Nino to Climatologists?

• A boy

• A girl

• Warming of the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical pacific ocean.

• A change in the average temperature of the whole earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are some of the effects of El Nino?

• droughts

• crops don't grow

• flooding

• All of the above are effects of El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climatologists use the term atmosphere to describe the mixture of gases or air that surrounds a planet.

• true

• false

Which image correctly shows how the air gets energy?

• Image 1

• Image 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water that is ​ (a)   moves ​ (b)   which pulls carbon into the deep ocean for ​ (c)   of years.

• colder and saltier

• downward

• thousands

• warmer and less salty

• upward

• millions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Explain how the greenhouse effect contributes to global warming.

• The greenhouse effect traps heat in the atmosphere, leading to an increase in Earth's temperature.

• The greenhouse effect releases heat into space, cooling the Earth.

• The greenhouse effect blocks sunlight, reducing Earth's temperature.

• The greenhouse effect has no impact on Earth's temperature.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Locations closer to the equator have higher energy and higher air temperatures.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Make a prediction about the air temperature of location D on the map.

• hot

• cold

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Make a prediction about the air temperature of location A and location F on the map.

• hot

• cold

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Make a prediction about the air temperature of location E on the map.

• hot

• cold

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6