Climates and Climate Change

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitude
• far from the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The _________________ climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters and permafrost.

• desert
• tropical
• marine continental
• tundra

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure
• pressure and temperature
• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climates are classified according to two major factors:  ______________ and __________________.

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.

• straight
• titled
• bent
• not there

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Scientists observe the thickness of a tree's _________ to learn about past climate conditions.

• rings
• branches
• roots
• bark

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.

• sunspots
• global warming
• ice ages
• arid

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

• marine climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate

• subtropical climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Clues to ancient climates were like come from...

• ice cores

• fossil tree rings

• plant pollens

• all of the above