Amplify Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Vocabulary

Chengdu is closer to the equator than Harbin. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Harbin, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Harbin, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Chengdu, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Chengdu, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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Alesund and Khatyrka are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean.

The air at Alesund is...

• the same as Khatyrka. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Khatyrka. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• warmer than Khatyrka. At Alesund, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Khatyrka, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• warmer than Khatyrka. At Alesund, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Khatyrka, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

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Hopetown is farther from the equator than Kamina. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Kamina, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Hopetown, because less energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

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Madison and Oxford are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean.

The air at Madison is...

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, a lot of energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, only a little energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.

• warmer than Oxford. At Madison, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Oxford, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.

• the same as Oxford. They are both near moving ocean water, so the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

• the same as Oxford. Even though the ocean water at each location is a different temperature, the same amount of energy is transferred to the air at both locations.

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Milltown is 15ºC (59ºF) in the spring. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• the sun

• volcanoes

• coal and oil

• trees

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Demi is studying the amount of snowfall at the South Pole. She wants to describe it using cause and effect. How could she do that?

• She can't. It is impossible to determine which factors cause a particular amount of snow to fall and which factors are the effects.

• She can't. Some things, like the amount of snowfall, do not have a cause; they just happen.

• She can describe the one cause for amount of snowfall—each effect has one cause.

• She can describe more than one cause. There can be more than one cause for the effect—amount of snowfall

Ferris is 6ºC (43ºF) in the winter. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• trees

• coal and oil

• volcanoes

• the sun

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On which latitude would I find Millsboro, Delaware?

• about 45 N

• about 45 S

• at the equator O degrees

• 80 N

Where doe the air get its energy?

• from the surface

• directly from the sun

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Which water body is A?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Delaware Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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