Ocean Currents, Weather, and Climate

Using the map name the current that is most likely a cold water current.

• Northern Equatorial Current

• Equatorial Counter Current

• East Australian Current

• Humboldt Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does most thermal energy in the atmosphere move?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• advection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement best describes the climate of the two cities

• Both locations are influenced by a warm current making them warm.

• Hopedale is influenced by a cold ocean current making it colder and Stornoway is influenced by a warm ocean current making it warmer.

• They have the same climate because they have the same latitude.

• Stornoway is influenced by a cold ocean current making it colder and Hopedale is influenced by a warm ocean current making it warmer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of pressure system brings fair weather (nice weather) days?

• low pressure
• high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

• cold
• hot
• rainy
• sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do ocean currents affect weather patterns?

• The control high and low tide

• They trap heat at the equator so it doesn't go anywhere.

• They move water to areas having droughts

• They distribute heat from the equator to the Poles.

• They don't affect weather patterns.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What process forms dew on grass?

• infiltration

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A liquid becoming a gas is ...

• transpiration

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is this an example of?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The layer of the atmosphere where weather happens.

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5