Climate & Climate Change

The warm climate zone near the equator:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The cold climate zone near both poles:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The area between the tropical and the polar zones with seasonal climate:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

• Climate

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

• Tropical Zone

• Climate

• El Niño

• La Niña

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sea or land breeze over a large region that can bring heavy rains:

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Sunspots

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:

• Sunspots

• Ice Age

• La Niña

• Global Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Dark, cooler regions on the surface of the sun that causes Earth's temperature to rise:

• Ice Age

• Monsoon

• Sunspots

• Leeward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Sunspots

• Global Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6