Oceans and Weather Systems

Oceans and Weather Systems

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-5

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where do most hurricanes develop?

Back

Near the Equator.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: Storms spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Back

True.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the system that causes the winds to spin in a hurricane?

Back

The Coriolis Effect.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are tropical storms in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific called?

Back

Hurricanes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where do the hurricanes that hit the US form?

Back

In the warm Atlantic water off the western coast of Africa.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a hurricane?

Back

A large tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Coriolis Effect?

Back

The phenomenon that causes moving air and water to turn and twist due to the Earth's rotation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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