Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Most of the water on Earth is found in which of the following locations?

• oceans

• the atmosphere

• groundwater

• lakes and rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Use the table to answer which location has the wettest climate?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

Use the table to answer the question. Each location has an average annual temperature above 18ºC (64ºF). Which location is most likely to have a tropical climate?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

• hot to cold

• cold to hot

• top to bottom

• bottom to top

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Coriolis Effect changes a current's path due to Earth's

• rotation

• winds

• tides

• temperature differences

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or false: Ocean currents have no effect on air temperature

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which one of the following statements about Earth's atmosphere is TRUE?

• The temperature in the atmosphere increases as it gets closer to the Sun.

• The air pressure increases as you go up in the atmosphere.

• The atmosphere has different temperatures and pressures at different altitudes.

• The atmosphere has the same temperature and pressure at all altitudes.

Surface currents and deep ocean currents join together to make

• the East Australian Current

• warm currents

• the global conveyor belt

• the Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Energy transferred through empty space

• Conduction

• Convection

• Mechanical wave

• Radiation

Energy transferred through empty space

• Conduction

• Convection

• Mechanical wave

• Radiation