Ocean Atmosphere and Climate - Learning Goals 7th CTS

• ________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is; the higher the temperature, the more energy it has.

• Volume
• Weight
• Color
• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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• A location’s air temperature is determined by the amount of _____ in the air.

• light
• • energy

• water
• sound

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• Most of Earth’s energy comes from the _____.

• moon
• stars
• ocean
• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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• Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth’s surface. Some of that energy is then transferred to the _____ above the surface.

• ocean
• moon
• desert
• air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• The closer a location is to the _____, the more energy it receives from the sun. Therefore, a location’s air temperature is affected by its _____ from the equator.

• North Pole
• • distance

• Prime Meridian
• equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• El Niño changes are not caused by variations in ____ energy.

• • solar

• total

• thermal

• radiant

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• Ocean water is always moving. Currents are fairly _______ in the direction the water moves in different places in the ocean.

• erratic
• random
• unpredictable
• • consistent patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• Ocean _____ move objects, organisms, and energy around Earth.

• tides
• winds
• currents
• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When an ocean current comes from the _____, it brings warmer-than-expected water to the places it passes.

• north pole
• south pole
• mountain
• equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When an ocean current comes from a _____, it brings colder-than-expected water to the places it passes.

• pole
• desert
• equator
• mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6