Climate Quiz

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• Mountains

• Lakes

• Plains

• Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• nothing

• it decreases

• it increases

• it fluctuates between warm and cold

Warm air can carry more water vapor (moister) than cool air.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As air rises, it expands. This expanding air also ______.

• warms and condenses

• cools and condenses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the windward side of a mountain?

• The wet side that is upwind of the mountain.

• The side of the mountain with the most people.

• The dry side that is downwind of the mountain.

• The side of the mountain with the rain shadow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Whats the difference between a climate and a micro climate?

• There are no differences

• Climate is the whole region while microclimate is areas within a region

• Microclimate is the whole region while climate is areas within a region

Which place is NOT a microclimate?

• a desert

• a large city

A localized climate that is different from the surrounding area:

• biome

• microclimate

• macroclimate

• ecosystem

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation...

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature