Chapter 4 Climate

The ______ is an imaginary line around the middle of the planet

• climate
• polar climate
• temperate climate
• tropical climate
• equator

Seasons north and south of the equator are the same.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About _____ percent of Earth is covered by ocean water.

• 10
• 50
• 70
• 90

Lands near the ocean have milder winters and _____ summers than lands in the middle of continents.

• cooler
• warmer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At sea level, elevation is _____.

• zero
• one

• one hundred

• below

The greenhouse effect describes how the atmosphere traps energy from sunlight and keeps Earth ______, similar to a garden greenhouse.

• warm
• cold

The data support the idea that Earth's temperature has changed during Earth's history.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Human activities can also change climate.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Carbon dioxide is not a greenhouse gas.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Some heat in the atmosphere is _____.

• good
• bad

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6