Climate Zones and Ocean Currents

Ecuador is found in which climate zone?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Polar
• Sub-tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate zone receives the least amount of sunlight?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Polar
• Sub-tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air _____.

• sinks
• rises
• originates at the poles
• is red

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air is _____ than warm air.

• more dense
• is always blue
• originates at the equator
• is less dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Wind is one cause of ______.

• ocean tides
• rain storms
• surface ocean currents
• deep ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis effect causes fluids to appear to _______.

• rise
• sink
• float
• bend

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What continent is in the polar zone?

• United States
• South America
• Africa
• Antartica

The bands on Jupiter are caused by its ________.

• convection cells
• conduction cells
• radiation cells
• orbital path

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Imaginary parallel lines on maps are __________.

• lines of longitude
• the Prime Meridian
• lines of latitude
• the Greenwich Meridian

The United States is found in which climate zone?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Polar
• Sub-tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6