Mi Star 8.5A TEST PREP

A student noted that B. France would be experiencing winter in the image. Are they correct?

• Correct- the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receives less direct sunlight

• Correct- the northern hemisphere is tiled towards the sun and experiences more direct sunlight.

• Incorrect- the northern hemisphere is tilted and gets less direct sunlight

• Incorrect- B France is closer to the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Energy from the Sun is distributed by latitude more intensely at low latitudes and less intensely at high latitudes. So only locations at the same latitude will get the same sunlight pattern throughout the year.

• True

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Higher latitudes receive less intense solar energy than do lower latitudes, resulting in lower average surface temperatures.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Complete the sentence: Earth rotates once a day on an axis that is ____________ with respect to its orbital plane around the Sun.

• straight

• rotating

• tilted

• revolving

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Thermal energy transfers from high TE to low TE, that is why air moves! In the model air is flowing in want direction in the Mid Latitude Cell at the surface of earth - ultimately this will be the cause of the Westerlies.

• east

• west

• north

• south

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False: Air flows from regions of low density to regions of high density, creating both vertical and horizontal movement. 

THEN - Earth's rotation causes large-scale air currents to stay straight on Earth's surface, known as the Coriolis effect.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Formation of surface ocean ice at the poles drives the formation of __________ .

• prevailing winds

• latitude temperature bands

• the Global Conveyor Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Atmospheric convection and the Coriolis effect combine to cause __________ .

• prevailing winds

• latitude temperature bands

• the Global Conveyor Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, will both locations ( dots on the map) receive the same solar intensity since they are both in the same season?

• yes- they are tilted away from the sun.

• no- since one location is closer to the equator, the southern most location will still experience more direct sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing ?

• summer

• spring / fall

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1