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Which of the following describes weather for a particular area?

• Cold Decembers.

• Typically rainy and cloudy.

• Warm in the summer.

• Sunny on June 19

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following describes climate for a particular area?

• August weather is generally quite warm.

• Yesterday it was 47 degrees outside.

• Tomorrow it will be clear and sunny.

• The humidity is less than one percent.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following describes weather for a particular area?

• Tomorrow it will be overcast with a 50% chance of rain.

• January weather is generally mild.

• It is typically rainy and cloudy this time of year.

• Summers are usually quite warm.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following has the least impact on a region's climate?

• population

• latitude

• mountains

• elevation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Everett receives about 38 inches of rain per year. Sequim, about 50 miles west of Everett, receives only 12 inches per year. The best explanation for this is:

• Sequim is at the same latitude.

• Sequim is next to Puget Sound.

• Sequim is close to the Pacific Ocean.

• Sequim is in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains.

Mt. Kilimanjaro in Central Africa has glaciers on it. This is because:

• It is far from the equator.

• It is close to the Indian Ocean, so it receives lots of snow.

• It has a high elevation.

• It is very cloudy in Africa, so there is not much sunlight to melt the glaciers.

Which substance generally decreases its temperature the slowest?

• water

• sand

• soil

• There's no difference

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A high coastal mountain range is on the western coast of a continent. Warm moist air blows from west to east over the mountains. From this information, you would expect the western side of the mountain range to __________ compared to the eastern side of the mountain range.

• be colder in the winter

• be similar in weather

• have drier weather

• be warmer in the summer

• have more rain

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Two students decided to study the effect of elevation on climate. Red Mountain has an elevation of 6,120 feet. Green Mountain has an elevation of 4,525 feet. The two mountains are land locked and at the same latitude. What would the students most likely find out if they studied climate at the tops of the mountains?

• Red Mountain is sunnier than Green Mountain.

• There is almost no difference between Red Mountain and Green Mountain.

• Red Mountain has colder temperatures than Green Mountain.

• Red Mountain has warmer temperatures than Green Mountain.

• Red Mountain is cloudier than Green Mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two cities are located at about the same latitude. City A is located on an island in the ocean, and city B is located in the middle of a continent. Both cities are at the same elevation above sea level. All other aspects of their physical environment are the same. Which is probably true about cities A and B?

• The two climates would be the same because the cities are at the same latitude and elevation.

• City A would have warmer summers and cooler winters than city B.

• City A would have less precipitation than city B.

• City A would have cooler summers and warmer winters than city B.

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