Climate

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What are the two major factors that classify climates?

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Precipitation and temperature.

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What happens to temperatures in cities that are farther from large bodies of water?

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They tend to have more extreme temperature changes.

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What is the leeward side of a mountain range?

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The side that is dry.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What does 'latitude' refer to?

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The distance away from the Equator.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Is the Earth heated evenly?

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No.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is temperature?

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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How does elevation affect climate?

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Higher elevations generally have cooler temperatures.

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What is the windward side of a mountain range?

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The side that faces the wind and receives more precipitation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is the Equator?

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An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.