Water Cycle, Climate, and Climate Change Review

Which process from the water cycle requires energy from the sun in order to occur?

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor released by plants is called

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Run off

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The AVERAGE, YEARLY temperature and precipitation conditions in an area

• Climate

• Weather

• Monsoon

• Aerosols

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Daily changes in atmospheric conditions

• Climate

• Weather

• Latitude

• Rain Shadow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Elevation above sea level

• Rain Shadow

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Longitude

Distance north or south of the equator

• Rain Shadow

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Longitude

Dry area on the side of the mountain

• Rain Shadow

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Weather

Which factors affect NATURAL climate change?

• Earths position

• volcanic activity

• movement of continents

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a period of brief warmth in between periods of time where Earth's surface is covered by ice

• ice age

• interstellar

• interglacial

• intersections

dust and ash

• aerosols

• ellipse

• interglacial

• glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5