Earth and Human Activity Review

Which biome has the highest humidity?

• desert

• grassland

• tundra

• rainforest

Which of the following describes the weather in northern grasslands?

• low precipitation, hot summers and cold winters

• high precipitation, hot summers and cold winters

• low precipitation, cold summers and cold winters

• high precipitation, hot summers and warm winters

Which biome has winter temperatures that average around -50 degrees fahrenheit, and summer temperatures that average around 45 degrees fahrenheit?

• tundra

• rainforest

• grassland

• swamp

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select the statement about deserts and swamps that is TRUE.

• swamps and deserts both have medium humidity

• swamps and deserts both have high humidity

• deserts have lower humidity than swamps

• deserts have higher humidity than swamps

What causes snow to remain on some mountains, even throughout the summer?

• air pressure

• jet stream

• longitude

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a characteristic of all deserts?

• high temperatures

• cactus

• lack of precipitation

• sand

This image shows incoming energy from the Sun. What will happen to air temperature the farther away from the equator you go?

• It will get warmer.

• It will stay the same.

• It will go up and down like a roller coaster.

• It will get colder.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Las Cruces will be around 62* F today. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?

• Trees

• Volcanoes

• The Sun.

• Coal, oil, and natural gas.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Why do we have wind?

• Because of the uneven heating of the Earth

• Because of surface currents, they make wind happen

• Because of volcanoes

• Ancienct Roman gods are laughing and causing the wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Which side of South Africa has a warm current passing by?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6