ESS Biomes

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Tropical rainforests are hot and wet because they are permanently under the influence of the rising limb of the Hadley cell.

• Deserts are always dry because they are under the falling limb of the Hadley cell.

• Polar regions are always cold because they receive little solar radiation.

• All the statements are correct.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following statements about the tri-cellular model is correct?

• The Hadley cell and the Ferrel cell are thermally driven.

• Only the Hadley cell is thermally driven.

• The Hadley cell and the Polar cell are thermally driven.

• Only the Polar cell is thermally driven.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following statements about the angle of incidence of the sun is correct.

• The angle of incidence of the sun is low between 23°N and 23°S.

• The angle of incidence of the sun is highest at the equator.

• The angle of incidence of the sun increases as latitude increases.

• The angle of incidence of the sun is high at the poles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The rotation of the earth on it's axis will impact biomes because it affects the length of day and night. Answer true or false.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Water has a higher specific heat capacity than land so it takes longer to warm up and cool down.

• Coastal locations have more extreme climates than continental locations.

• The Gulf Stream makes locations in Northwestern Europe colder than places of the same latitude.

• The Humboldt Current is a warm current that causes the Atacama Desert to be so extremely dry.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deserts may form on the __ side of mountains because the air that crosses over the mountain is warm and dry. Fill in the missing word.

• Windword / upwind

• Leeward / downwind

• Portside / leftwind

• Starboard / rightwind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The earth rotates on its own tilted axis and it revolves around the sun. What does this cause?

• The tilted axis causes the seasons.

• The rotation and the revolution causes day length to vary through the year.

• Day and night is caused by the rotation.

• All of these responses.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following statements lists ONLY the five major categories of biomes?

• Aquatic, Forest, Grassland, Desert, Tundra

• Freshwater, Ponds and lakes, Streams and rivers, Wetlands, Bogs and swamps

• Marine Deep ocean, Coral reefs, Estuaries, Mangrove swamps

• Tropical rainforest, Temperate forests, Boreal, Savanna, Temperate grasslands

Which of the three stations, A, B, or C is most likely to be a desert location?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement describes the impact(s) of climate change on biome distribution?

• Biomes move to lower latitudes.

• Mangrove swamps will expand.

• Biomes move to higher altitude.

• Corals reefs will benefit from warmer water.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6