ES 21.2 Formative

The ____ climate classification system uses mean (average) monthly and annual values of temperature and precipitation to classify climates.

• Newton

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Köppen

Climate group without winters.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Dry

• Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate group that contains climates with mild winters and severe winters.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Dry

• Highland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate group in which yearly precipitation does not exceed the potential loss of water by evaporation and transpiration.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Dry

• Highland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate group in which yearly precipitation does not exceed the potential loss of water by evaporation and transpiration.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Dry

• Highland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate group with average temperatures of the warmest month below 10° C or 50° F. Also have periods of perpetual night during winters.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Dry

• Polar

Climates that are cooler and wetter than nearby areas at lower elevations. Conditions can often vary abruptly from one place to another.

• Humid Tropical

• Humid Mid-Latitude

• Highland

• Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A tropical rainforest would be located in which climate sub-group?

• Wet Tropical

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Highland

• Tundra

A savannah, or tropical grassland, would be found in which climate sub-group?

• Wet Tropical

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Marine West Coast

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A treeless polar climate found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.

• ice cap

• highland

• Subarctic

• tundra