Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate 2022

Which of the following accurately describes El Nino?

• El Nino is a thunderstorm.

• El Nino is a hurricane

• El Nino is a weather phenomenon that happens from a slight temperature change.

• El Nino is a type of food.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Lines that run east to west on the Earth

• equator

• longitude

• latitude

• North Pole

lines running north to south

• latitude

• longitude

• North Pole

• equator

A continuous, directed movement of sea water which can be generated by wind, the Coriolis effect, or density

• energy

• wind speed

• ocean current

• lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

little to no rainfall

• soil

• drought

• flood

• molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

On the Amplify video about El Nino, we saw that scientist study air and ocean temperature changes by traveling on ______ and ______.

• cars and boats

• planes and ships

• trains and helicopters

• scooters and swimming

El Nino causes a slight temperature change in the ocean temperatures. This causes the air temperature at that location to _______.

• stay the same

• increase

• decrease

• have no change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Daily temperature and precipitation for a particular location for a particular DAY.

• molecules

• weather

• climate

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Average weather for an area over a long period of time

• oxygen

• weather

• climate

• plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

imaginary line in the center of the Earth, divides the northern and Southern Hemisphere

• equator

• South Pole

• remote islands

• North Pole