3.2 Climate, Weather, and Life

 The numbers in this image refer to_____.

• latitude
• longitude
• temperature
• angle of the Sun's rays hitting Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy
• ocean currents
• elevation differences
• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the two factors by which climates are differentiated from one another?

• temperature, and heat
• temperature, and wind
• precipitation, and wind
• temperature, and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Greenhouse Effect is vital for life as we know it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A large city that is generally 2 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding area is an example of what?

• Temperate Region
• Biome
• Climate zone
• Microclimate

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• weather

• climate

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The condition of earths atmosphere at a particular time and place

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Gasses such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and affect Earth's climate.

• pollution

• acid rain

• greenhouse gasses

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating the Earth?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Density

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The balance between heat that stays in the biosphere and heat lost to space determines Earth's average

• temperature

• rainfall

• wind

• greenhouse gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5