Climate Quiz

The condition of a region’s atmospheric pressure, temperature, and precipitation at a specific time is known as the _____.

• Climate

• Weather

• Air Front

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The yearly average of predictable weather conditions in a region is known as the _____.

• Weather

• Coriolis Effect

• Climate

• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What mostly determines a climate?

• The number of people that live there

• The types of plants that can grow there

• The elevation and land features

• The amount of sunlight it gets, temperature, and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As latitude increases, the temperature of the area _____.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Other than latitude, elevation and proximity to a large body of water (such as an ocean) can also determine a region's climate.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which Climate zone experiences the four seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall)?

• Polar

• Dry

• Mid-latitude/Temperate

• Topical

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This climate zone has year-long winters. It is never warmer than 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Polar

• Dry

• Snow/Continental

• Tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This climate zone receives rain throughout the year and is always above 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Polar

• Tropical

• Mid-Latitude/Temperate

• Dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This climate has warm to cool summers and very cold winters.

• Polar

• Tropical

• Continental/Snow

• Temperate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In this climate, moisture rapidly evaporates and there is very little precipitation

• Polar

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6