Climate Change

Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming?

• Sea level rising
• Loss of Arctic Sea Ice
• Less Water Vapor in the Air
• More extreme weather events

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide
• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Winters in Minnesota frequently experience temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?"

• Gases that increase Earth's temperature

• when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm

• the pattern of weather that occurs over time

• When our climate changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Scientists observe the thickness of a tree's _________ to learn about past climate conditions.

• rings
• branches
• roots
• bark

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What can the fossil record tell us?

• history of life on Earth

• groups of organisms changed over long periods of time

• Information about the past climate of our Earth

• information about the past environments and changes of the Earth's surface

• all of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What has the highest albedo?

• the oceans
•  glacial ice
• the ground
• roads