Ch. 14 Vocabulary Practice Test

the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region - ______

• temperature

• climate

• weather

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area surrounding it - ______

• microclimate

• global warming

• climate

• weather

an area of low rainfall of the downwind slope of a mountain - ______

• interglacial

• climate

• rain shadow

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the amount (joules) of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 ° C - ______

• drought

• climate

• microclimate

• specific heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a period with below average precipitation - _____

• drought

• interglacial

• deforestation

• specific heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Ocean - _____

• interglacial

• monsoon

• global climate model (GCM)

• El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a cold period lasting from hundreds to millions of years when glaciers cover much of the Earth - _______

• blizzard

• Ice Age

• interglacial

• monsoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

warm period that occurs during an ice age - _____

• Ice Age

• global warming

• drought

• interglacial

a wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons - _____

• rain shadow

• El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

• deforestation

• monsoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the large-scale cutting and/or burning of forests - ____

• drought

• monsoon

• global warming

• deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5