Climate and Climate Change

The sun's rays are least direct near the equator.

• True

• False - near the poles

• False - at high altitudes

• False - far from the ocean

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Clues to what ancient climates were like come from...

• ice cores

• fossil tree rings

• plant pollens

• all of the above

Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

• precipitation

• sun spots

• temperature

• ocean currents

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The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is ___________________.

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

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Which zones are polar zones?

• Zones A and B

• Zones A and E

• Zones E and D

• Zones A, E, and C

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Which zones are temperate zones?

• Zones B and C

• Zones B, C, and D

• Zones, D and C

• Zones D and B

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Which zone is the tropical zone?

• Zone B

• Zone C

• Zone D

• Zone E

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

• being more energy-efficient

• using renewable sources of energy

• removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

This is released by mining, livestock, and agriculture.

• sunspots

• methane

• aerosols

• Fuel

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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