L 4.3: Climate

What climate zone do we live in here in Ohio?

• tropical

• polar

• temperate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On which part of the mountain will plants be most plentiful?

• S

• T

• W

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The uneven heating of the Earth by the sun causes air pressure differences and wind.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Higher latitudes have __________ temperatures and lower latitudes have ___________ temperatures.

• higher, lower

• lower, higher

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Day to day weather conditions in an area are considered...

• climate

• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

TWO main factors that determine climate are:

• humidity

• temperature

• visibility

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

T/F: The sun hits places at higher latitudes less directly than at lower latitudes due to the curvature of the Earth. This causes it to be cooler.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Latitudes closer to the equator receive __________ solar energy than latitudes away from the equator causing them to be ____________.

• less, cooler

• more, warmer

• the same amount of, equal in temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

W is called the rain shadow because...

• Rain falls at location W in the shade of the mountain.

• Dry air flows over the mountain and as a result there is very little precipitation.

• Rain falling at location W causes a shadow on that side of the mountain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Extreme temperature changes take place in areas located near large bodies of water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6