Weather & Atmosphere

Click on the two spots experiencing summer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Click on the two spots experiencing winter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In which hemisphere do primary producers thrive in April to September?

• The eastern hemisphere

• The northern hemisphere

• The southern hemisphere

• The western hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In which hemisphere do primary producers thrive in October to February?

• The eastern hemisphere

• The northern hemisphere

• The southern hemisphere

• The western hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Click on the spot on Earth that receives the most solar radiation.

Ferrel cells are found between what degrees latitude?

00-30, 30-60, or 60-90?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hadley cells are found between what degrees latitude?

00-30, 30-60, or 60-90?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Polar cells are found between what degrees latitude?

00-30, 30-60, or 60-90?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

​ (a)   air creates areas of​ (b)   pressure which provides rainfall in the rainforests.

​ (c)   air creates areas of ​ (d)   pressure which prevents rainfall to form deserts.

• Rising
• low
• Descending
• high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If something travels a greater distance in a shorter amount of time, it must be going ​ (a)   .

Points on the Earth near the poles are spinning ​ (b)   than regions near the Equator.

An cloud that moves from the equator towards the north will be moving ​ (c)   than the ground below it.

Moving towards the equator always results in ​ (d)   while moving away from the equator results in ​ (e)   .

• faster
• slower
• falling behind
• pushing ahead

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6