Geological Time + Climate

The Coriolis Effect influences wind direction around the world due to the ______ of Earth cause the winds to curve.

• tilt

• shift

• height

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a description of climate, and not the weather?

• Summer is warmer and dryer than winter

• a hurricane is likely to reach southeast Florida this afternoon

• the air today is more humid than it was yesterday

• rain is likely to fall this week

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere would have which of these effects on temperature?

• decrease the average temperatures on Earth's surface

• increase the average temperatures on Earth's surface

• increase the average temperature in the upper atmosphere

• decrease the average temperature within all Earth systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The upward side of a mountain range tends to receive more precipitation than the downwind side of a mountain range because...

• cold air slows the movement of water molecules causing the them to clump together, grow heavy and fall out as pricipitation

• prevailing winds flow west to east

• evaporation allows water vapor to fise through the air

• the temperature heats up at the top of the mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The global climate system is affected by the total ____________energy retained in the biosphere.

• mountain

• solar

• lunar

• ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

This is an image demonstrating...

• Tornado Formation
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Hurricane Formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What percentage of the suns radiation is reflected by Earth?

• 20%

• 80%

• 100%

If Earth reflects 100% of the suns energy how do we have global warming?

• We are getting large amounts of radiation from others stars along with our sun.

• Volcanic activity has increased causing more lava and more heat

• The heat is held in by the greenhouse gasses for longer before it escapes into space heating up the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

• Climate

• Latitude

• Hadley Cell

• Greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is weather?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5