Hydrosphere

What characteristic of the ocean helps to maintain the temperatures on Earth?

• density of ocean water

• depth of ocean water

• evaporation of the ocean water

• layering of ocean water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do ocean currents cause temperatures to change?

• wind circulates heat in the air

• heat from the core circulates ocean currents

• ocean currents do not change temperatures

• ocean currents circulate water from the equator

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Cold ocean currents change temperature by...

• moving water from cold polar waters

• moving water from warm equatorial waters

• moving cold air to coastal regions

• moving warm air up to the polar caps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does evaporation change ocean currents?

• removes heat from surface water and increases water density

• removes heat from surface water and decrease water density

• removes heat from deep currents and increases water density

• removes heat from deep currents and decreases water density

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How are ocean layers created?

• air movement

• density

• turbidity

• temperature increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which will store more heat from the sun?

• air

• land

• plants

• water

What creates groundwater?

• moving water from aquifers to surface waters

• moving deep current waters through the side of the water table

• moving precipitation and surface water through the water table

• human waste

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what can cause flooding in an area

• water has over saturated the ground

• light precipitation that lasts for an hour

• low water levels

• increased air circulation

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What happens to an area if infiltration stops?

• groundwater accumulation

• flooding

• drought

• hurricane

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How does surface water become ground water?

• evaporation

• evapotranspiration

• infiltration

• condensation

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