Ch 16 questions

What energy source determines weather and climate?

• wind

• electricity

• the sun

• hydroelectric

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near the Earth and prevent it from radiating into space is the

• greenhouse effect

• climate change

• global warming

• thermohaline circulation

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Check all the greenhouse gases

• CO₂

• H₂O

• O₃

• CH₄

Without greenhouse gases life on Earth would be impossible.

• True

• False

The measurement of a place's distance from the equator is it's

• longitude

• latitude

• zone

• distance

The farther from the equator the _________its climate.

• warmerr

• cooler

• farther

• nicer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes unequal heating on Earth?

• solar angle

• wind

• volcanoes

• changing seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Changing seasons are due to:

• solar angle

• Earth's tilt

• wind

• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Warm air

• sinks

• rises

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Causes rainstorms and floods in normally dry areas like southern California

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Seasons

• Rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5