NJSLA Homework Assignment 15

What is the imaginary line called that Earth spins around?

• Equator

• Axis

• Latitude

• Longitude

Which of the following terms is related to the effect of Earth's rotation on weather patterns?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Coriolis effect

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens in one area over a short period of time is known as _______.

• Weather

• Climate

• Season

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Coriolis effect is related to which of the following?

• A) Earth's orbit

• B) Earth's rotation

• C) Earth's core

• D) Earth's atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's rotation takes about how many hours?

• 12

• 24

• 48

• 72

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Higher latitudes receive ____ solar energy than lower latitudes.

• More

• Less

• The same amount

• Variable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What factor causes air masses and ocean currents to move in a predictable way?

• A) Earth's tilt

• B) Coriolis effect

• C) Latitude

• D) Longitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Areas at higher elevations generally have ____ average temperatures than areas at lower elevations.

• Higher

• Lower

• The same

• Variable

What is the effect of elevation on climate?

• Higher elevations have higher temperatures

• Higher elevations have lower temperatures

• Elevation has no effect

• Elevation only affects rainfall.