LT1 & LT2: Climate and Weather

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A tropical climate in the US would be?

• Virginia
• New York
• California
• Florida

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.

• greenhouse effect
• global warming
• fossil fuels
• ice ages

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

• latitude
• wind patterns
• longitude
• elevation

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

•  LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
• HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
• There is no relationship

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical
• temperate, tropical, polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What climate does a desert have?

• Tropical
• Polar
• Arid/Dry
• Temperate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.

• Weather
• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5