Climate Factors and El Nino

The overall condition of an area over a long period of time

• Climate

• Temperature

• El Nino

• La Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following BEST describes climate?

• the weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day.

• the pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time

• the pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time

• the disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The side of the mountain that receives most of the precipitation

• leeward

• sideward

• windward

• upward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A long-term shifting of global weather pattern

• Climate Change

• Global Warming

• Temperature

• Fauna

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the study of the Earth's climate and the factors that affect it changing?

• Weather

• Meteorology

• Climatology

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Average weather over a long period of time.

• Seasons

• Climate

• El Nino

• Global Green House

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

____ is what is expected for a specific area during a specific time of the year.

• weather

• climate

• storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Phoenix, Arizona has extremely hot summers.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Over the past 30 years, May has been the rainiest month.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5