Short vs Long Term Changes

Which pair could go in the missing spots?

• Weather changes fast and climate changes very slowly.

• Weather changes fast and climate changes fast

• Weather never changes and climate has zones.

• Climate never changes and weather cant be predicted.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following best describes climate?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

• This one time I was looking out a window and I saw a lizard there and then I was like, why are there so many lizards? what are they doing here. It's like Jurassic Park all day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

• weather

• climate

• neither

• storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• Annual high temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is an example of a short-term environmental change?

• A sudden thunderstorm

• The formation of a mountain range

• The melting of glaciers

• The evolution of a new species

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a long-term change in an ecosystem?

• A seasonal migration of birds

• A volcanic eruption

• The gradual increase in average global temperatures

• A forest fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which process is considered a short-term change in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• A hurricane

• Plate tectonics

• The water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does deforestation affect the environment in the long term?

• Increases local humidity

• Decreases biodiversity

• Causes immediate flooding

• Improves air quality

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following best describes a long-term geological change?

• An earthquake

• A landslide

• The erosion of a coastline

• A tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an example of a short-term biological change?

• The extinction of a species

• A seasonal flu outbreak

• The adaptation of a species over millennia

• The formation of fossil fuels