Weather & Climate

Short term conditions such as humidity, cloud coverage, and storms.

• climate

• weather

• Rain shadow effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Long term conditions such as average temperatures for a region.

• weather

• climate

• rain shadow effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a similarity between climate and weather?

• Both do not change

• both describe the conditions of an area

• both describe the length of a season

• both are easy to predict

What is the main difference between climate and weather?

• weather can change but climate cannot

• climate can change but weather cannot

• climate describe long-term conditions and weather describes short-term conditions

Which of the following does NOT describe climate?

• Climate describes the long term conditions of a region

• Climate describes the day-to-day conditions of a region

• Climate can change over long periods of time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does elevation affect a location's climate?

• higher elevations are warmer that lower elevations

• higher elevations have more precipitation than lower elevations

• higher elevations are colder than elevations

How does latitude affect a location's climate?

• higher latitudes have more precipitation than lower latitudes

• Lower latitudes are warmer than higher latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of following factors can help stabilize a location's temperature during the summer and winter>

• mountain ranges

• large bodies of water

• wind pattern

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a rain shadow?

• a region that receives high precipitation due to a mountain

• a region that receives low precipitation due to a mountain

• a region that receives low precipitation due to ocean current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which area of the mountain would most likely receive the greatest amount of precipitation?

• windward

• ocean

• summit

• leeward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5