Weather & Climate

It describes the short-term conditions of a location in the atmosphere

• A. Weather

• B. Climate

• C. Data

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The average long term weather patterns for an area over 30 years or more

• A. Weather

• B. Climate

• C. Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A good guess about what the weather may be like in the near future

• A. Magician

• B. Equator

• C. Weather Forecast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An imaginary circle going around the Earth east to west the exact same distance from the North and South Poles

• A. Prime Meridian

• B. Equator

• C. Data

What 2 factors are most often used to describe the climate of the region?

• A. Average temperature  

• B. Amount of living things found in the region

• C. Amount of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does elevation affect a location’s climate?  Higher elevations are

• A. warmer    

• B. colder 

•   C. the same temperature as lower elevations

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

• A. mountain ranges    

• B. Oceans, Great Lakes    

• C. wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How would the temperature of a location change if it received wind currents that originate at the North Pole instead of the equator?  The temperature would

• A. be warmer    

• B. be colder   

• C. stay the same temperature 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What 2 reasons cause many scientists to believe we are in a period of Global Warming?

• A. carbon dioxide levels are high   

• B. Earth’s temperature is rapidly increasing   

• C. Earth’s temperature is always the same over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

These 3 factors describe weather, except which one?

• A. elevation   

• B. temperature  

• C. sky conditions    

• D. Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6