Climate Change

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles

• near the equator

• at high altitudes

• far from the ocean

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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

Permafrost, mosses, lichens, and wildflowers are common in the

• tundra climate

• temperate climate

• subtropical climate

• ice cap climate

Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called

• Deserts

• Tundras

• Savannas

• Steppes

A temperate continental climate with short cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters is the

• polar climate

• subartic climate

• humid continental climate

• tundra climate

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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 erupstions

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

• continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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

• marine climate

• continental climate

• tropical climate

• subtropical climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly

• increased until recently, and then decreased

• increased steadily

• stayed about the same

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following except

• ice cores

• fossil tree rings

• thickness of rock layers

• plant pollens

In addition to temperature and precipitation, Koppen's climate system classified climates by a region's

• microclimates

• seasonal winds

• vegetation

• air masses