Ocean, atmosphere, and Climate

____________ from the sun is transferred to Earths surface.

• climate

• energy

• currents

• winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Some of the energy from the sun is then transferred to the ___ _____the _______

• air, above, surface

• wind, on, ocean

• ocean, currents, surface

• equator, on , ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What effects ocean currents?

• energy transfer from the sun

• The temperatures on the equator

• Prevailing winds and the position of the sun

• Prevailing winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Changes to ocean currents affect....

• how much energy is brought to or taken from a location

• he temperature on the sufrace

• The size of ocean wave

• How the wind blows.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What determines the direction of the ocean currents?

• energy from the sun

• prevailing winds and the position of continents.

• Prevailing winds

• position of the continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Energy transfers from ...

• From the dog

• warmer substances to colder substances

• colder substances to warmer substances

• All of the species in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Warmer currents transfer energy

• cooler air

• Hot air

• the sun

• the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warmer air transfer energy to...

• ocean currents

• cooler currents

• the sun

• the equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The closer a location is to the equator....

• The more energy it receives from the sun

• The less energy it gets from the sun

• The higher the ocean waves are

• The colder it is

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A locations air temperature is affected by its....

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6