Bill Nye Climate Change

When was Los Angeles covered with ice?

• 800 years ago

• 800,000 years ago

• 800 million year ago

• 800 billion years ago

How old is the deepest ice in Antarctica?

• 4,000 year old

• 40,000 years old

• 400,000 years old

• 4 million year old

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Besides temperature, what else can be determined by analyzing ice cores from Antarctica?

• Composition of the air

• The DNA of dinosaurs

• The prevalence of fossil fuel usage

• The cause of the tides

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the normal amount of carbon dioxide that should be in earth's atmsphere?

• 3%

• 0.3%

• 30%

• 0.03%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What happens to temperature when the amount of carbon dioxide in the air increases?

• Temperature increases

• Temperature decreases

• There is no change

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water vapor

• Methane

• Clorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

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About how many ice ages has the earth experienced in the last 2 million years?

• 1

• 2

• 10

• 20

The USA has about 5% of the earth's population. How much of the world's carbon dioxide pollution does the USA emitt?

• 5%

• 10%

• 25%

• almost 100%

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Why does ice float?

• It is less dense than liquid water

• It is more dense than liquid water

• It is colder than liquid water

• It is hotter than liquid water

Which of the following is true concerning warm water?

• It takes up more space than cold water

• It takes up less space than cold water

• All water takes up the same amount of space