Earth's Systems & Hurricanes

Earth has _______ spheres.

This is the season when ocean temperatures are warmest.

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes begin as _____ -pressure systems.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This scale measures hurricane severity.

• Fujita

• Saffir-Simpson

• Moment-Magnitude Scale

• Richter Scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select the conditions necessary for hurricane development.

• Strong headwinds, high pressure system with rotation, warm oceans.

• Warm (at least 80*) water, high atmospheric moisture, calm winds.

• Cumulonimbus cloud formation over a warm ocean, heavy rain and winds.

• Warm air temperatures, relatively high dew point, prevailing winds to the East.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All landforms, rocks, and minerals are contained within this sphere.

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The hydrosphere contains....

• All plants, animals, and life forms on the planet.

• The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and exosphere.

• Oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, snow, rain, sleet, and hail, as well as atmospheric moisture.

• The rocks, minerals, landforms such as islands, volcanoes, and mountains.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of Earth's spheres is most effected by global climate change?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global climate change and warmer oceans will result in fewer/more hurricanes.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A hurricane is an example of the ________ between Earth's four spheres.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6