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
1. The sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere.
2. The light and heat that come from the Sun are absorbed
by the atmosphere.
3. The sunlight is absorbed by the land and oceans.
4. The light and heat that come from the Sun are absorbed
by the land and oceans.
5. The infrared light from the Sun warms the Earth.
The Sun’s energy creates wind because
A. Sunlight is absorbed by the land and oceans which then heat
up the lower atmosphere
B. Sunlight is absorbed by the denser lower atmosphere which
heats up
C. Hotter air near the surface rises, causing convection
D. The Earth’s surface heats up more at the equator than at the
poles
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D
A and C
B and C
A, C, and D
B, C, and D
Currents near the ocean’s surface
are caused by
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sunlight absorbed by the oceans
Earth’s rotation
Tides
Winds
1. D
2. A and C
3. B and C
4. A, C, and D
5. B, C, and D
Hurricanes are powered by energy
from
1.
2.
3.
4.
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