Think-Pair-Share

1. Think-Pair-Share • Best procedures: read quietly to yourself (so you don’t give any subconscious clues) • As the instructor, we read it too, for timing, then ask if anyone needs more time • If not, it’s time to vote simultaneously—use your fingers, right in front of your chest so others don’t see (anonymously) The Sun warms the Earth’s atmosphere primarily because • The sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere. • The light and heat that come from the Sun are absorbed by the atmosphere. • The sunlight is absorbed by the land and oceans. • The light and heat that come from the Sun are absorbed by the land and oceans. • The infrared light from the Sun warms the Earth.

2. The Sun’s energy creates wind because • Sunlight is absorbed by the land and oceans which then heat up the lower atmosphere • Sunlight is absorbed by the denser lower atmosphere which heats up C. Hotter air near the surface rises, causing convection • The Earth’s surface heats up more at the equator than at the poles • D • A and C • B and C • A, C, and D • B, C, and D

3. Currents near the ocean’s surface are caused by • Sunlight absorbed by the oceans • Earth’s rotation C. Tides • Winds • D • A and C • B and C • A, C, and D • B, C, and D

4. Hurricanes are powered by energy from • The strong winds near Earth’s equator • The energy of the ocean currents • The Sun’s light being absorbed by the oceans • The seasonal changes in the Sun’s radiation affecting the jet stream