Climate and Weather Quiz

Weather predictions are only accurate for approximately how many days in the future?

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

• 10 days

What is the term for daily atmospheric conditions?

• Climate

• Weather

• Temperature

• Humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the poles' latitudes?

• 0 degrees North and South

• 45 degrees North and South

• 90 degrees North and South

• 180 degrees North and South

The solar radiation near the equator is __ throughout the year.

• Variable

• Consistent

• Unpredictable

• Extreme

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind is influenced by the ______ of the Earth.

• rotation

• revolution

• tilt

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The warmest temperatures are experienced at the ______.

• poles

• equator

• tropics

• deserts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the blank: The _______ cells are located at the highest and lowest latitudes. (between 60-90 North and South)

• A) Polar

• B) Ferrel

• C) Hadley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Human bodies are about ___% water.

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

What property of water allows it to dissolve most substances?

• Density

• Polarity

• Viscosity

• Temperature

What is the term for the material that is dissolved by a solvent to become a solution?

• Solvent

• Solute

• Mixture

• Element