Analyzing Climate Graphs

What is the interval for the data on the y-axis?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

How many seals were present in 2011?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 50

Which graph is misleading?

• Neither graph is misleading.

• The graph on the left is misleading because the y-axis does not start at zero.

• The graph on the right is misleading because the difference should be more than what the graph shows.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What two pieces of data can you get from a climate graph?

• humidity and precipitation

• cloud cover and precipitation

• temperature and precipitation

Use the climate graph to match the descriptions on top to the correct facts below.

• months with highest precipitation

• red line graph

• months with the highest temperature

• April & May

• temperature

• blue bar graph

• rainfall/precipitation

• July & August

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate graph shows MORE precipitation in May?

• Graph A

• Graph B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What Biome does this climate graph belong to?

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Forest

• Tundra

Which biome is best represented by this climatograph?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Tropical rainforest

• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Use the climate graph above to answer the following question. Calama, Chile is located in South America. What can you infer based on the climate graph above?

• Calama, Chile is a grassland.

• Calama, Chile is a good place to grow crops.

• Calama, Chile is a desert.

This is the climate diagram for Cairo. If you look carefully, then you will surely notice that the climate in that city is

• Very dry

• Humid

• Cold

• Wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6