Assessment: Air Temperature and Ocean Currents

_______ is defined as a measure of how hot or cold something is.

• longitude

• latitude

• energy transfer

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or False - It is much easier to sail in the direction that the wind is blowing in than to go in the opposite direction.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_______ are defined as the prevailing winds closest to the equator.

• El Nino

• Trade winds

• Upwelling

• Tornados

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Surface currents are set in motion by _________, which push the currents in the direction they are blowing.

• longitude

• the spinning of Earth

• prevailing winds

• a drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A process that contributes to the cold water off the coast of Peru is called ________, which is the rising of cold water from the bottom of the ocean to the surface.

• Tide Rising

• Upwelling

• Surfing

• Ocean Diving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False - Water stores energy very well: the ocean can absorb a lot of energy before it changes temperature.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Change in the direction of the current changed -------------- carried by the current.

• the amount of water

• the amount of energy

• the amount of dolphins

• the climate

Peru is home to the world's highest body of natural water, which is called _____

• Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Superior

• Lake Tin Tin

• Lake Titicaca

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

 True or False - During El Niño years, the ocean currents near Christchurch will definitely change and be affected.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If the ocean currents change, that means the amount of --------- transferred to or away from a location will be affected.

• coldness

• salt

• water

• energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6