FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE

_____________ is average weather condition of a place over a long period of time over a large area.

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

____________ Changes from Day to Day

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following area receive direct sunlight

• Tropic of Cancer

• Artic circle

• Equator

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

• warmer
• cooler
• drier
• wetter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive high angle sunlight

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?

• temperature and density

• temperature and precipitation

• precipitation and density

• winds and humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Heights above the sea levels are called________.

• Longitude

• altitude

• Latitude

What makes higher altitude colder?

• less air

• less sunlight

• less vegetation

• less water