Climate

Which biome is very dry for most or all of the year?

• rainforest

• temperate forest

• swamp

• desert

Cities near the ocean are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tundras have less plant life than rain forests because they receive less __________.

• wind

• precipitation

• barometric pressure

• altitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Areas closer to the equator receive more direct energy from the Sun and have warmer temperatures.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Areas closer to the __________ receive more direct Sun.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Poles

• Tropic of Capricorn

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The temperature of an ocean current _____ affect the climate of the land nearby.

• does

• does not

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The higher the elevation of an area, the _______ the climate.

• warmer

• cooler

As warm air moves up a mountain, it gets ________ and water vapor condenses and precipitation falls.

• warmer

• cooler

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Most of the United States is in Earth's ___________ climate zone.

• polar

• tropical

• temperate

• subtropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When water vapor cools and ______, precipitation falls.

• evaporates

• condenses

• precipitates

• humidifies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4