The Atmosphere

_________________ is the short term changes in the atmosphere.

• Weather

• Climate

• Climate change

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_________________ is how the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Climate change

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select all items that refer to weather forecasts.

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Sunset

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather is affected by ___________________.

• Topography

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Regional climate is affected by ________________.

• Topography

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Oxnard is generally cooler than cities like Thousand Oaks. This is because the mountains surrounding towns have a _____________ topography.

• Lower

• Higher

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water vapor

• Nitrogen

Nitrogen makes up ____% of gas in our atmosphere.

• 1%

• 28%

• 50%

• 78%

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere