Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate

TRUE or FALSE: Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth's surface.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

TRUE or FALSE: The closer a location is to the equator,

the more energy it receives from the sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A location’s air temperature is affected by it

• distance from the exosphere

• distance from the equator

• distance from the sun

• distance from the mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An effect may have more than one cause; these may be linked into ....

• a chain of causes and effects

• nothing else

• other effects

• other casues

When an ocean current comes from the equator,

what type of water does it bring water to the places it passes.

• warmer than expected water

• colder than expected water

• no change in the water

• temperature of water dependent on season

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When an ocean current comes from a pole,

it brings what type of water to the places it passes.

• faster current than expected

• denser than expected

• colder than expected

• warm than expected

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does energy transfer?

• From colder to warmer

• From warmer to warmer

• From colder to colder

• From warmer to colder

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

TRUE or FALSE: Warmer currents transfer energy to warmer air and warmer air transfers energy to warmer currents.

• True

• False

The position of continents and what other item

determines the direction of ocean currents

• rotation of earth

• cold water

• prevailing winds

• warm water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False: Changes to ocean currents affect how much

energy is brought to (or taken away from) a location.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6