Climate Science

1. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?

• Volcanoes

• Pollution

• Earthquakes

• Nuclear waste

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

5. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen oxide

• Methane

• Ammonium nitrate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

All living things on earth are part of the....

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• water vapor
• methane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the definition of weather?

• a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years
• the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
• a complex community of organisms and the community's environment
• a release of toxic gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Carbon is stored in

• Trees and other living things
• Oceans
• underground in soil and fossil fuels
• All are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The second layer of the atmosphere up from Earth, where the ozone layer is that protects us from harmful UV rays, is the

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

What are the main greenhouse gases?

• carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor, nitrous oxide, methane

• carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide

• methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen

• methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5