Weather, Climate, Biomes

Which zone has over half of all the plant and animal species in the world living in it?

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

• Hail

• Rain

• Sleet

• Snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which does not apply as a favorable condition for snow to fall as precipitation?

• moisture in the air

• Ground surface above 32 degrees Fahrenheit

• Atmosphere at or below 0 degrees Celsius

• Ice crystals grow and merge in the clouds

The conversion of water vapor into water droplets in the clouds describes which part of the water cycle:

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which two conditions are required for cloud formation?

• high humidity & warm temperatures

• high humidity & cool temperatures

• warm temperatures & the presence of particles

• cool temperatures & the presence of particles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where is the humidity likely to be higher?

• At low elevations

• At higher elevations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which scenario is likely to form clouds?

• Air is rising (low air pressure)

• Air is sinking (high air pressure)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the leading edge of an air mass called?

• back
• end
• front
• leader

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a warm front meets a cold air mass it

• slides under
• slides over
• goes through
• disappears

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5