U5W3 Global Warming Comprehension Questions

What is the best definition for global warming?

• the RAPID rise of the United States' average temperature

• the RAPID rise of the United States' daily temperature

• the STEADY rise of Earth's daily temperature

• the STEADY rise of Earth's average temperature

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

How are weather and climate different?

• Weather is the average weather over a period of days and climate is what happens every day

• Weather is what happens every day and climate is the average weather over a period of days

• Weather is the average weather over a period of years and climate is what happens every day

• Weather is what happens every day and climate is the average weather over a period of years

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

According to what we read in "Global Warming" what may happen to the polar bears?

• global warming could melt the sea ice which would impact their food supply

• global warming could drive polar bears to warmer climates

• global warming could cause wild fires where they live

• global warming could cause severe weather patterns in the Arctic

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What could an increase in sea levels cause (more water in the ocean)?

• hurricanes

• floods

• droughts

• powerful storms

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is the most important idea in the text "Global Warming"?

• hurricanes

• floods

• Rapid global warming will continue unless people make an effort to slow it down

• Planting a single tree can make enough oxygen for the lifetimes of 2 people

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

What does stability mean?

• something that is solid, steady, and doesn't change much

• moving back or away

• the amount that something changes

• easy to see or notice

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the OPPOSITE of gradual? (Gradual means something that happens slowly)

• happens quickly

• moving back or away

• the amount that something changes

• easy to see or notice

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does decays mean?

• belongs

• refreshes

• decomposes (rots)

• invents

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does noticeably mean?

• hardly noticed

• easily noticed

• somewhat noticed

• eventually noticed

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does the word impact mean?

• a strong effect or influence

• a feeling of happiness

• a strong desire or wish

• a feeling of shock or disbelief

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4