Amplify Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which water body is A?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Delaware Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4