Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate

Ocean water flows in continuous paths called -

• climates

• prevailing winds

• poles

• currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or false: Ocean currents have no effect on air temperature

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean water is _______________ near the equator.

• warmer

• colder

• more dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Energy in fluids (gases and liquids) moves from _____ areas to _____ areas

• colder to warmer

• warmer to colder

• warm to warm

• cold to cold

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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

If the ocean water is 24 degrees and the air is 38, energy will -

• transfer from the ocean to the air

• remain in the ocean

• transfer from the air to the ocean

• remain in the air

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If the air temperature is 25 and the ocean temperature is 29 -

• energy will transfer from the ocean to the air

• energy will transfer from the air to the ocean

• no energy will be transferred

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How is energy being transferred at this location?

• transferring energy from the warm air to the cool ocean current

• transferring energy from the warm ocean current to the cool air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Huge areas of water that move from place to place in circular paths are called

• typhoons

• gyres

• tornadoes

• climate zones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6