Earth's Changing Climate Review

_______ allows many people to travel using fewer engines and putting less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• Public transit

• Electric powered cars

• Solar powered building

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Although there are many ___________, there is a ________ toward increasing temperatures and decreasing ice on Earth since about 1880.

• fluctuations, trend

• trends, fluctuation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

When the amount of carbon dioxide or methane __________, energy absorbed by the surface ____________.

*Select ALL that apply.

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, increases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The mixture of gases surrounding a planet.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Variations in a set of data.

• trend

• fluctuation

• climate

• climate change

Good evidence shows trends over a long period of time instead of fluctuations within a short period of time

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which two gases (when increased) cause an increase in temperature and energy absorbed and a decrease in ice?

• Methane

• Nitrogen Dioxide

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Absorb means to....

• put out

• take in

What trend are we seeing in Earth's surface ice?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• No trend

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The ability to make things move or change.

• climate

• energy

• trend

• fluctuation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5