ES Ch 3.3

All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans

• atmosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

part of the water cycle where water changes from a gas to a liquid; facilitates cloud formation

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

part of the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70% of Earth's surface

• world ocean
• southern oceans
• collective oceans
• pangea

Surface currents in the Pacific move in a ____ direction south of the equator.

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the warm, top layer of ocean water

• deep zone
• thermocline
• surface zone

the transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean's surface and cooler deep water below

• deep zone
• thermocline
• surface zone

Level of the ocean near ocean floor where no light penetrates

• deep zone
• thermocline
• surface zone

One of the most important functions of the world ocean is to absorb and store energy from sunlight which in turn regulates __in Earth’s atmosphere.

• temperature
• air density
• air pressure
• greenhouse gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6