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Long-term differences in which two variables are the primary determinants of climate?

• Temperature and cloud cover

• Precipitation and temperature

• Precipitation and soil type

• Temperature and soil type

• Soil type and cloud cover

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is an example of a change in weather?

• A large area changes from a grassland to a desert.

• While climbing a mountain, one moves through several different biomes.

• A thunderstorm forms and drops 1.5 cm of rain

• Increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause atmospheric warming.

• Desertification of an area causes the area to see increased annual temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As one climbs a mountain from the windward side, the elevation change causes a change in biomes. Which of the following is a change caused by elevation increase?

• Biomes become more diverse because of the decrease in temperature.

• Precipitation increases as air rises and water vapor condenses, resulting in vegetation that thrives with a large amount of moisture.

• Temperature is highest on mountaintops because they are closer to the sun and therefore receive more solar radiation.

• The land becomes arid, resulting in the growth of different types of vegetation.

• The change in mountainous climate is very similar to the change in climate as latitude decreases.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a true statement about biomes?

• Biomes have not been affected by human presence because the human population is not dense enough to impact them.

• Although biomes have distinctive vegetation growing in them, basically, the same kinds of animals live in all of them.

• All desert biomes are hot and dry.

• Biomes have a range of temperatures and precipitation that result in specific kinds of plants that have adapted to those conditions.

• Mountanious areas all over the world contain the same biomes.

The greenhouse effect can best be described as ...

• A natural warming of the stratosphere because of the hole in the ozone layer.

• An unnatural change in the earth's climate because of warming air.

• The warming of the troposphere, caused by the absorption of heat by greenhouse gases.

• The unnatural heating of the atmosphere by CO2 from fossil fuel combustion.

• The cooling of the stratosphere resulting from the reflection of solar energy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which way do hurricanes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?

• It depends on the surface temperature of the ocean.

• Clockwise.

• Counterclockwise.

• The same direction as in the Southern Hemisphere.

• It depends on the level of solar energy input .

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following sequences shows biomes that would appear at a similar latitude, but with decreasing precipitation?

• Deciduous forest--> chaparral--> grassland--> desert

• Rainforest--> coniferous forest --> desert

• Desert--> savanna--> scrubland--> tropical forest

• Scrubland--> chaparral--> coniferous forest--> tundra

• Tropical rainforest--> temperate rainforest--> deciduous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is NOT true of permafrost.

• It is water-drenched soil which remains frozen throughout the year.

• It allows for the formation of shallow lakes, marshes, and bogs.

• It is found in both alpine and arctic tundra.

• It limits the root depth of tundra species.

• Its recent melting has caused the soil to sink, causing damage to roads, houses, and other structures.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Grasslands are found in tropical, temperate, and polar regions and include

I. Savannas

II. Prairies

III. Tundra

• I only

• II only

• III only

• I and II only

• I, II, and III

All of the following are true of El Niño- Southern Oscillation (ENSO) EXCEPT;

• It occurs regularly, every five years in the pacific.

• The prevailing winds in the tropical Pacific weaken and change directions.

• The warming of the western Pacific causes a reduction in upwelling nutrients and an increase in rainfall

• The typical monsoon season in the eastern Pacific is reduced, and sometimes there are droughts.

• It changes the distribution patterns of pelagic marine species.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2