Science

What is the name for the conditions of the atmosphere over a few days?

• weather

• climate

• both

• neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is the term for the amount of reflected energy?

• heat capacity

• advection

• albedo

• heat sink

Which of the following would be the percentage of O₂ in the atmosphere?

• 1

• 21

• 78

• 45

_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.

• Albedo Effect

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate Effect

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• water vapor
• carbon dioxide

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

• Coniferous Forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which biome is best represented by this climatograph?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Tropical rainforest

• Boreal Forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How is the greenhouse effect produced?

• When solar energy trespasses the atmosphere.

• When some energy is reflected back to earth.

• When the green house is burned.

• When the sun doesn't emit radiation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The diagram below indicates regions of daylight and darkness on Earth on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Four latitudes are labeled A, B, C, and D. What location receives the least intense insolation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1