Calm before the storm

Which phase change in the atmosphere forms clouds?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Explain the difference between weather and climate.....

• Weather measures atmosphere conditions over short period of time; climate includes averages over long periods.

• Climate measures atmosphere conditions over short period of time; weather includes long term averages.

• Weather measures only local conditions; climate includes normally entire continents or nations.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What Causes differences in air pressure around earth ? 

• Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.
• Equator gets over heated 
• Snow 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Layer of atmosphere that vaporizes meteors?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Neon

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

The whispy high clouds that has the latin root "curl" or "fringed"

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

This clouds latin root is "layer"

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Nimbus

Which winds were crucial to sailors because it helped them get their items across the ocean to sell?

• Trade Winds

• Prevailing winds

• Westerlies

• Jet Stream

What is the greenhouse effect?

• warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
• cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone (O3) that protects us from radiation?

• Troposphere
• Thermosphere
• Exosphere
• Stratosphere