Climate

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A polar climate in the US?

• Virginia
• New York
• Maine
• Alaska

What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

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

Climates are classified according to which two major factors?

• elevation & precipitation
• latitude & temperature
• elevation & latitude
• precipitation & temperature

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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 

All of the following are causes of Global Warming except

• Rotation of the Earth
• Deforestation
• Increases in Greenhouse Gases
• Burning Fossil Fuels

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

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

All of the following are effects of Global Warming EXCEPT

• increase in hurricanes
• lower sea levels
• increase in disease
• melting polar ice caps

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5