Climate Change Exam

____________ describes the observed 1°C increase in the Earth’s average temperatures since the industrial revolution.

• global warming

• climate change

• hot earth

• the inferno

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

___________ refers to long-term shifts in both temperature and weather patterns.

• global warming

• climate change

• hot earth

• the inferno

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Mars and Earth?

• small size

• within the "Goldilocks" zone

• has water

• oxygen rich

The atmosphere is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. What is its purpose?

• Protects from UV radiation and asteroids

• Holds oxygen for respiration

• Transports water across the planet

• all of the above

The ___________ effect traps and retains some heat released by the surface.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The permanent gases of the troposphere do not change day-to-day. What are they?

• oxygen and nitrogen

• CFC's

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

An ice age is any time period where glaciers are found at the Earth’s poles and mountaintops. Are we currently in an ice age?

• Yes

• No

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

_________ are masses of ice formed by the accumulation and compression of snow.

• Glaciers

• Accumulation Zone

• Ablation Zone

• Glacial Periods

• Interglacial Periods

In the __________ snow falls and compacts,

building up the glacier.

• Ablation zone

• glacial period

• glacier

• Accumulation zone

• interglacial period