Climate on Earth

Which statement best describes why sea breezes form?

• Water warms and cools more slowly than land.

• Water warms and cools more quickly than land.

• Land and water warm and cool at the same rates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How are air temperature, density, and the movement of air related?

• Warm air is less dense than cold air, so it rises to create a convection cell.

• Cold air is less dense than warm air, so it sinks to create a convection cell.

• Cold air is more dense than warm air, so it rises to create a conduction cell.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is precipitation?

• described the weather averages in a place over a long period of time

• described detailed data such as temperature, precipitation, wind, and air pressure at a specific time and place

• any form of water that falls to earth, including rain, snow, sleet and hail

• the huge change from summer to winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• the weather averages in a place over a long period of time

• detailed data such as temperature, precipitation, wind and air pressure at a specific time and place

• any form of water that falls to earth, including rain, snow, sleet and hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean temperatures affect climate.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sun warms the earth's oceans.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sun warms the earth's oceans. Do the oceans store the heat energy?

• Yes

• No

After the sun warms the oceans and the oceans store the heat energy, the ocean currents move the heat energy to different parts of the earth, affecting climate.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Different parts of the world have different climates.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Different latitudes have different climates because places _____________ the equator receive ___________ intense sun energy and are warmer.

• near , more

• far away , more

• near , less

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6