Climate

What is weather over a long period of time?

• A tropical vacation
• Weather
• Climate
• Science

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Winds that blow from the west are called ____.

• Easterlies
• Polars
• Westerlies
• Temperates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sun’s rays are least direct __________.

• near the poles.      
• in July.
• near the equator.
• far from the ocean.

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Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land
• water heats up and cools faster than land
• water and land cool at the same time
• water and land heat at the same rate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.

• True 
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines?

• the spinning of Earth
• changes in air pressure
• changes in temperature
• differences in latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Decreasing air pressure means -

• storms and rain

• clear skys

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What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude