Unit 2 Lesson 1 Monsoons: From Myth to Modern Science

Which statement is true about monsoon?

• They make dust storms.

• They happen at the same time every month.

• They are caused by ocean currents.

• They are predictable.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Which sentence best supports your answer?

• Dark storm clouds gathered.

• Those winds carry moisture from the Indian Ocean.

• Every year at about the same time, monsoons come.

• That air ushers in months of mild weather with very little rainfall.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of these is an opinion about monsoons?

• They are the most dangerous kind of weather.

• There are differences between winter and summer monsoons.

• They happen in different places around the world.

• They involve wind and rain.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Vietnam depends on monsoons because:

• the strong wind blows away mosquitos.

• seedlings need wind to start growing

• people like being cool, not hot.

• the rain is good for crops.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Hydroelectric power is made by

• severe droughts

• strong winds

• lightning flashes

• flowing water

According to the selection, which of these does not affect monsoon patterns?

• temperature changes

• air pressure

• loud thunder

• moisture levels

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A temperate climate has four seasons.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

In the winter monsoon there is a period of dryness.

• Fact

• Opinion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A delta is the band between the equator and 23.5 degrees north

• True

• False

Which is NOT true about a Myth?

• explains how something in nature looks or works

• explains why certain people act the way they do

• often included gods/goddesses

• contains facts about real people, places, animals, or events

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9