Greenhouse Effect/Climate Zones

Differences in the temperature between the North and South poles and the equator create thermal currents in the atmosphere that form global winds.What is the source of energy for these currents?

• equator
• moon
• Sun
• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are all of the climate zones that result from the unequal heating of Earth?

• tropical and polar
• temperate and polar
• temperate and tropical
• tropical, temperate, and polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The diagram represents solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.What is this process called?

• ozone
• radiation
• greenhouse effect
• evaporation

The map shows the major atmospheric convection areas.Which zones are temperate regions?

• V and Z
• X and Y
• W and Y
• Z and X

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which process accurately describes the formation of the greenhouse effect?

• The Sun's rays are reflected from the land back into the atmosphere.
• Increased solar energy is entering through the hole in the ozone layer.
• Aerosol gases become trapped and build up in the atmosphere.
• Heat radiating from the land and oceans is trapped in the troposphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The horizontal line on the map represents the equator.In which major climate zone is the equator located?

• polar
• subtropical
• temperate
• tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement accurately compares the heating and cooling rates for water and land?

• Water heats up and cools down at a faster rate than land.
• Land heats up and cools down at a slower rate than water.
• Water heats up and cools down at a slower rate than land.
• Land and water heat up and cool down at the same rate.

___ are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.

• climate change

• greenhouse gases

• greenhouse effect

• none of these

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

When there are more greenhouse gases, the temperature gets ___.

• higher

• lower

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?

• the Sun moving across our sky
• the Earth's axis is tilted and it revolves around the Sun
• the Sun gets hotter during certain times of the year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1