Unit 7: Climate Review

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: Which represents a change in weather?

• Tomorrow there will be severe thunderstorms rolling through the area

• On Monday there is going to be a high temperature of 78 degrees

• The average winter temperature has increaed over the past 20 years

• It was foggy on the drive to school this morning.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: Which represents a change in climate?

• Springtime in St. Louis typically brings fluctuating temeratures and lots of precipitation

• Rain is predicted for next week

• The average winter temperature has increaed over the past 20 years

• The winter temperatures in California are typically much warmer than in Missouri

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What regulates and/or influences climate?

• latitude

• ocean currents

• diversity of living things

• altitude

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At what degree latitude is the equator at?

• 0 degrees latitude

• 23.5 degrees latitude

• 30 degrees latitude

• 60 degrees latitude

How does the Coriolis Effect impact the direction winds travel across the earth's surface?

• They travel randomly

• They curve

• They flow toward the equator

• They flow toward the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What number points toward the trade winds?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What number points toward the prevailing westerlies?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Between what degrees latitude are the prevailing easterlies found?

• these are not a thing

• between 0 and 30 degrees latitude

• between 30 and 60 degrees latitude

• between 60 and 90 degrees latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What angle does the sun strike the Earth at the equator?

• 30 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees

What equinox or solstice is represented by A when looking at the Northern Hemisphere?

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1