Weather Vs Climate

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The seasons are caused by___________?

• The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
• Tropical Storms
• Changes in the moon
• The Earth's rotation on its axis

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Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

• Large bodies of water
• Latitude
• Mountains
• Longitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An adaptation is _____________.

• the environment that an organism lives in
• the affect of climate on an organism
• not important for the survival of an organism
• any structure or behavior that helps and organism survive 

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Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?

• pollution
• meteorite collisions
• solar spots
• Volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• carbon monoxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called

• Global Warming
• Greenland Effect
• Greenhouse Effect
• Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• dust
• water
• cloud particles
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

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