Topic 4 Vocabulary Practice

the average weather patterns of a place over a long period

• climate

• elevation

• latitude

• polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the imaginary line that divides Earth into a northern half and a southern half

• climate

• latitude

• equator

• elevation

a measure of how far south or north of the equator a place is

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• polar

the measurement of how high above ground something is

• longitude

• latitude

• elevation

• equator

the trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• climate

• greenhouse gas

• climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• climate

• climate change

• greenhouse gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

change in weather patterns over a long period

• climate

• climate change

• arid

• elevation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

very dry

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

• arid