weather & climate Atmospheric & Ocean Circulation

What causes air to flow?

• Differences in air pressure

• Differences in humidity

• Differences in temperature

• Differences in altitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a sea breeze?

• A warm wind from the land to the sea

• A cool wind from the sea to the land

• A warm wind from the sea to the land

• A cool wind from the land to the sea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the Coriolis effect?

• The effect of the Moon's gravity on water

• The effect of Earth's gravity on air

• The effect of Earth's rotation on moving air and water

• The effect of the Sun's heat on air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What are trade winds?

• Winds that flow from south to north

• Winds that flow from west to east

• Winds that flow from east to west

• Winds that flow from north to south

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a density current?

• A surface movement of water caused by wind

• A circular movement of water

• A vertical movement of water caused by differences in density

• A horizontal movement of water

What is upwelling?

• The sinking of warm water

• The vertical movement of water toward the ocean's surface

• The horizontal movement of water away from the coast

• The movement of water from the equator to the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What influences the direction of ocean currents?

• The depth of the ocean

• The temperature of the ocean

• The shape of continents and landmasses

• The shape of the ocean floor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?

• A large system of ocean currents that affects weather and climate

• A system of surface currents

• A system of density currents

• A system of trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to air at the equator in the first convection cell?

• It stays at the equator

• It rises to the top of the troposphere

• It moves toward the poles

• It sinks to the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the role of the second convection cell?

• It is a convection cell driven by the other two cells

• It moves air from the equator to the poles

• It moves air from the poles to the equator

• It is not a convection cell

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6