Weather & Climate

Which of these are the main characteristics that define climate?

• weather and humidity

• temperature and precipitation

• pressure and preciptitation

• weather and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these are true about the difference between weather and climate

• weather is long term

• weather is short term

• climate is short term

What does most sunlight do when it reaches earth?

• Gets absorbed by the surface

• Gets reflected by the surface

• Gets absorbed by the air

• Gets reflected by the air

What is the scientific definition of the albedo effect?

• How much sunlight an object reflects

• How much sunlight an object absorbs

• How hot an object gets

• How cold an object gets

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

High or low albedo: snow

• high

• low

High or low albedo: dirt

• high

• low

High or low albedo: thick clouds

• high

• low

What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans
•  glacial ice
• the ground
• roads

Albedo can best be described as...

• the temperature at the equator
• the amount of solar radiation absorbed
• the amount of solar radiation reflected
• the air pressure during El Nino

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth’s temperature?

• Increase
• Decrease
• Remain the Same
• Not enough information 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5