Unit 9 Lesson 4

long term weather patterns of a place

• weather

• weather zone

• climate

• polar climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what the atmosphere is like at a given time and place

• weather

• weather zone

• climate

• polar climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

an area with the same kind of climate conditions

• weather

• climate zone

• equator

• polar climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

• latitude

• climate zone

• equator

• polar climate

distance of a place from the equator

• latitude

• climate zone

• tropical climate

• polar climate

Tropical climate is warm year-round

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The polar climate is cold only part of the year

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Temperate climate zones have moderate temperatures and varying precipitation.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The gulf stream is a cold ocean current that flows down from the equator.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Scientists find the climate of an area by averaging weather conditions over 30 years or more.

• true

• false