Climate Test Prep/Review

What is the definition of global winds?

• Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over LONG distances
• Short winds that affect a SMALL area
• The winds that you feel when you're at the beach

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• The rotation of the Earth
• Global Winds
• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is so meaningful about the Doldrums?

• There are NO WINDS so ships would get stuck here.
• Has STRONG WINDS that sailors used to travel across the ocean.
• Has WEAK WINDS that would make trips on sail boats take longer. The ended up tossing horses overboard because they didn't have enough clean water for the humans and animals on the ships.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is so meaningful about the Trade Winds?

• There are NO WINDS so ships would get stuck here.
• Has STRONG WINDS that sailors used to travel across the ocean.
• Has WEAK WINDS that would make trips on sail boats take longer. The ended up tossing horses overboard because they didn't have enough clean water for the humans and animals on the ships.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is so meaningful about the Horse Latitudes?

• There are NO WINDS so ships would get stuck here.
• Has STRONG WINDS that sailors used to travel across the ocean.
• Has WEAK WINDS that would make trips on sail boats take longer. The ended up tossing horses overboard because they didn't have enough clean water for the humans and animals on the ships.

What is true about how the Trade Winds effect the temperature of Earth?

• They will move warm winds from the equator to colder locations.
• They will move cold winds from the equator to warmer locations
• They do not affect temperature of a location, they just blow wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What temperature winds do the Polar Easterlies bring to the south?

• Hot
• Warm
• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which ocean current effects the temperature of England?

• The Gulf Stream
• East Australian Current
• North Equatorial Current
• Oyashio Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What temperatures SHOULD England have?

• Cold
• Warm
• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What location has similar temperatures as England?

• Florida
• Australia
• North East United States
• Canada