Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz

Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz

9th Grade

22 Qs

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Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz

Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-4

+9

Standards-aligned

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time called?

Weather

Climate

Latitude

Longitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What term describes the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature and precipitation?

Climate

Latitude

Weather

El Nino

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, called?

Longitude

Latitude

Climate

Weather

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, called?

Latitude

Climate

Longitude

Weather

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the name of the climatic phenomenon characterized by unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador?

Climate

Weather

El Nino

Latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is La Nina characterized by?

Westerly trade winds and warm water pooling in the eastern Pacific

Easterly trade winds and warm water pooling in the western Pacific

No trade winds and cold water pooling in the western Pacific

Westerly trade winds and cold water pooling in the eastern Pacific

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does topography refer to?

The study of weather patterns

The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area

The movement of tectonic plates

The distribution of plant species in an area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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