Elevate Climate

What causes the amount of solar energy per unit of Earth’s surface to vary.

• Altitude

• Moon

• Latitude

• Rain Shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an area of low rainfall on the downward slope of a mountain?

• A mountain

• A Rain Shadow

• A Micro-climate

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.

• Weather

• Micro-climate

• Climate

• Rain Bath

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1°C?

• Energy

• Specific Heat

• Heat

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is a localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area surrounding it?

• Climate

• Micro-climate

• Latitude

• Fatitude

What is an example of a Micro-climate?

• Big City

• a Desert

• An ocean

• A polition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What has a high specific heat, which causes the climates along coastlines to differ from climates in the middle of a continent

• Ice cream

• trees

• sand

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or false- Climate is classified based on precipitation, temperature, and native vegetation.

• True

• Falser

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of _________ per unit of Earth’s surface is related to latitude.

• Atmosphere

• Solar Energy

• Water

• trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The climates along coastlines differ from those in the middle of a continent because water has a high __________________.

• Freezing point

• Boiling point

• Specific Heat

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4