Climate and Climate Change

The sun's rays are least direct near the equator.

• True

• False - near the poles

• False - at high altitudes

• False - far from the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

• an increase in sun spots

• several major volcanic eruptions

• changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis

• continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

• marine climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate

• subtropical climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The closer you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

• marine climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate

• subtropical climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Clues to ancient climates were like come from...

• ice cores

• fossil tree rings

• plant pollens

• all of the above

In addition to temperature and precipitation, Köppen’s climate system classified climates by a region’s seasonal winds.

• True

• False - vegetation

• False - microclimates

• False - air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Streams of water called ocean ____________ move warm or cold water, warming the nearby land.

• sun spots

• currents

• carbon dioxide

• air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _______________ on the surface of the sun.

• sun spots

• air masses

• seasonal winds

• currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

• precipitation

• sun spots

• temperature

• ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5