Climate

The Sun's rays are most direct at the ___________.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• Tropic of Capricorn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's __________ causes night and day.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Year

• Tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A climate with average temperatures of less than 50 degrees F

• Hot Climate

• Polar Climate

• Temperate Climate

• Tropical Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A climate that does not have extreme temperatures or precipitation.

• Hot Climate

• Polar Climate

• Temperate Climate

• Tropical Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate that has constant warm temperatures

• Cold Climate

• Polar Climate

• Temperate Climate

• Tropical Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Between 30 ° North and 60 ° North latitude, prevailing winds blow from west to east

• Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Jet Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False: The turning of circulating air currents causes wind formation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Continuous movement of ocean water in a specific direction.

• Westerlies

• Wind

• Current

• Wave

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Means nicer weather. This happens when cool air warms as it sinks and the wind blows outward.

• Low Pressure System

• High Pressure System

• Polar Jet Stream

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False: Water absorbs a lot of thermal energy and releases it over time and distance, which is how ocean currents affect global climates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6