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This image shows how warm air rises and cool air sinks. This image represents ...

• Atmospheric currents

• ocean currents

• convection currents

• wind

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Heat causes water to evaporate

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sun transfers energy through atmosphere and hydrosphere.

• true

• false

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The unequal heating of Earth creates winds in the atmosphere and currents in the oceans.

• true

• false

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Form a hypothesis

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Ask a question

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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The land heats up more rapidly (faster) than the water.

• true

• false

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Oceans transfer more energy to the atmosphere than land does.

• true

• false

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What factor causes the difference in temperature / weather

• The moon

• The sun

• The Earth

• Space

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Why do hurricanes form in these areas near the equator?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Solar heating is greater

• solar heating is less

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