Wind and Climate

Fill in the blank: The surface winds that flow toward the poles in an easterly direction between about 30° to 60° north and south latitudes are called ________.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Ferrel cells.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which winds generally blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere between 30° north latitude and the equator?

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Ferrel cells

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How many major convection cells are there in Earth's atmosphere?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What three factors does the climate of a region depend on?

• latitude

• elevation

• geographic features

• geologic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As the days get longer, and warmer in Pennsylvania what is happening to the Earth in relation to the Sun?

• the northern hemisphere points away from the sun

• the northern hemisphere points towards the sun

• the sun's energy output increases

• the sun's energy output decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This side of the mountain will be the dry side.

• windward

• leeward

• low latitude

• warmer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This side of the mountain will be the wet side.

• leeward

• windward

• Insolation

• high latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The California ocean current comes by the Pacific Northwest after having been at the poles. This causes the climate off the coast of Oregon to be _______________.

• warm

• cool

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Label these locations on the Earth.

a

b

c

Equator

South Pole

North Pole

Areas near the ​ (a)   feel hot because they ​ (b)   get direct sunlight.

Areas near the ​ (c)   feel cold because they ​ (d)   get direct sunlight.

• Equator
• always
• Poles
• never

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6