Unit 6 Vocabulary: Climate & Biomes

Unit 6 Vocabulary: Climate & Biomes

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Unit 6 Vocabulary: Climate & Biomes

Unit 6 Vocabulary: Climate & Biomes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Barry Conner

Used 8+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of ocean acidification?

Increased volcanic activity

Rising ocean temperatures

Absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Changes in ocean salinity

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes an estuary?

A deep ocean trench

Where a river meets the ocean

A freshwater lake

An underground water system

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characterizes brackish water?

Pure freshwater

A mixture of fresh and salt water

Highly alkaline water

Completely saline water

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the El Niño phenomenon?

A period of below-average ocean temperatures

A warming of ocean waters in the eastern Pacific

A cooling of Arctic waters

A change in Atlantic currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which greenhouse gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?

Methane

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

Ozone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the edge effect in ecology?

Changes in species composition at habitat boundaries

The erosion of mountain edges

Ocean current patterns

Wind patterns at high altitudes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is permafrost?

Seasonal snow coverage

Ground that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years

Temporary ice formation

Winter precipitation

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