Test | Unit 6 | Meteorology

Circle the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement: Which of the following is an example of climate?

• A sudden snowstorm resulted in subzero temperatures and 30 cm of new snow.
• In southern California, temperatures are generally mild and rainfall is low.
• Record-breaking low temperatures caused a sudden freeze one day in Des Moines.
• A week of rain caused widespread flooding in Seattle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Circle the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement: In which level of the atmosphere is ozone concentrated?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

Circle the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement: Seasonal changes occur because of

• Earth’s tilt.
• Earth’s shape.
• the distance between Earth and the moon.
• the time of year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Circle the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement: Which of the following results when there is a temperature difference between two objects?

• One object will always have more heat than the other object.
• Both objects will gain more and more heat.
• Heat is transferred from one object to the other.
• The temperature of both objects increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Circle the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement: Which of the following is NOT a factor that controls temperature?

• longitude
• cloud cover
• ocean currents
• Altitude

The temperature differences seen between Minnesota and California illustrate the effect of

• cloud cover.
• geographic position.
• altitude.
• albedo.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes clouds to reflect a portion of sunlight back to space?

• the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
• evaporation from the land
• temperature differences between the land and the atmosphere
• a characteristic known as albedo

Within the troposphere, as altitude increases, temperature

• oscillates
• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

Which gas in our atmosphere is MOST abundant?

• argon
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4