Climate

Short-term atmospheric conditions

• Climate

• Weather

• Do not exist

• Don't matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Long-term atmospheric conditions

• Weather

• Climate

• Never change

• Are the same around the world

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tropical climates are

• Close to the equator

• Very cold

• On top of a mountain

• In the southern part of the world

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does "temperate" mean?

• Medium temperature

• Hot

• Cold

• A large temperature range

How does latitude affect climate?

• Closer to the equator is warmer

• Further from the equator is warm

• Moving east or west changes the temperature

• Closer to the equator means less precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does elevation affect temperature?

• Higher altitudes are colder

• Higher altitudes are warmer

What is the rain shadow effect?

• Mountain ranges block rain

• There is no rain near mountains

• Rain only forms near the coast

• It is dark under clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The windward side of a mountain has

• More precipitation

• Less precipitation

• Warmer temperatures

• Coder temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The leeward side of a mountain has -

• Warmer temperatures

• Colder temperatures

• More precipitation

• Less precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Regions close to the ocean have -

• Warmer temperatures year-round

• Cooler summers and milder winters

• Hotter summers and colder winters

• Colder temperatures year-round

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6