Climate Change

Climate Change

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-4

+5

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of carbon emissions trading (cap-and-trade)?

Back

To limit greenhouse gas emissions by requiring facilities to obtain permits or credits for pollution.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What climate period is the Earth currently experiencing?

Back

An interglacial period within an ice age.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is geoengineering in the context of global warming mitigation?

Back

Strategies such as injecting sulfates and particulates into the atmosphere to partially block sunlight.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does global warming affect the hydrologic cycle?

Back

It impacts various aspects of the water cycle, including precipitation patterns and water availability.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the stratosphere?

Back

The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where the ozone layer is found.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are greenhouse gases?

Back

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and global warming.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the greenhouse effect?

Back

The process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to an increase in global temperatures.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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