APES new year FRQ

a) Based on the information in the diagrams, describe the seasonal changes in global wind patterns between January and July at location 1.

In a "describe" task: Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Answer explanation

• winds come from the north in January (winter) and from the south/southwest in July (summer).

• Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

• Explain: Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome; whereas, explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. Also phrased as “give one reason.”

• Identify: Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

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b) Based on the information in the diagrams, explain why the days in location 5 have more hours of daylight in December than the days in location 2 have in December.

For an "explain" task: Explain: Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. Also phrased as “give one reason.”

Answer explanation

One of the following:

· Incoming solar radiation during the days of December/summer in the Southern Hemisphere received at location 5 is longer in duration than in location 2 as a result of the tilt of the Earth and/or the angle of the sunlight.

· Near the Antarctic Circle, the sun never really sets during the December (summer) solstice, so there are almost 24 hours of daylight near the south pole. Closer to the equator, there are fewer hours of daylight in December.

explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. Also phrased as “give one reason.”

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Did you go anywhere during the holiday break? "stayed home" or "grandmom's" or "name another place".

what was your average hours of sleep during break?

• less than 6

• 6-8

• 8-10

• over 10

Based on the information in the diagrams, explain how the seasonal wind direction could affect local weather at location 1.

Explain: Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome

Answer explanation

· Cooler, dry winds come from the north in January (winter). The weather is warm but dry in January based on the location near the equator and the northern winds. Winds are coming in off the ocean in July (summer), bringing warm, humid air. The weather is hot and wet in the summer months from the winds coming from the ocean.

· There are heavy rains in July (monsoon season), since the air comes in over the ocean. It is cooler and drier in January, since the winds come in from over the continent from the north.

Explain: Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. Explain “how” typically requires analyzing the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome

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d) for wids in the Southern Hemisphere that blow out of the south and are directed northward toward the equator, as shown in the diagrams, identify the direction toward which they are deflected and explain why this deflection occurs.

• Identify: Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.

• Explain: Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualify a claim. explain “why” typically requires analysis of motivations or reasons for the relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome. Also phrased as “give one reason.”

Answer explanation

this is ONE (1) point for ALL or nothing. Identify AND explain why:

The response identifies the direction toward which the winds in the Southern Hemisphere that blow out of the south and are directed northward toward the equator and explains why this deflection occurs, such as one of the following:

· The winds are directed to the west/left because of the Coriolis effect.

· The winds deflect west/left as a result of the rotation of Earth.

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What flower plant does the vanilla flavor come from?

What is the name of the tallest grass on earth?

Answer explanation

bamboo

e) every few years in the Southern Hemisphere, the winds over the Pacific Ocean, as shown in the diagrams, weaken or reverse direction. Describe the typical change to the weather pattern that happens alog the northwestern coast of South America durig those years.

• Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Answer explanation

must include all information in one of the responses. The response describes the typical change to the weather pattern that happens along the northwestern coast of South America during the years when the winds over the Pacific Ocean weaken or reverse direction, such as one of the following:

· There is an increase in the temperature and the amount of rain.

· The weather is warmer and there are more storms.

· There can be major flooding in parts of South America if the El Niño event is strong/severe.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Describe one economic problem that is a result of the weather change described in part (e).

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