Climate Quiz 4

Climate Quiz 4

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Climate Quiz 4

Climate Quiz 4

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS1-4

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Linda Anderson

Used 281+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an interglacial?

A period of time in between ice ages.

Chips of ice with air bubbles that tell us about climate.

Parts of glaciers that break off into the ocean.

A period of time when the much of Northern America was covered in ice.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram represents a core sample of a lake bottom sediment. Each layer represents 2,000 years. Which layer represents the oldest sediments?

A

B

C

D

E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Using the information obtained from the lake pollen sediment, how would you characterize the climate during the time period represented by sediment layer B?

cooler

warmer

moderate to cool

moderate to warm

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists use pollen cores to learn about past climates by:

analyzing pollen types to see what plants were present during a particular time.

determining how much sediment was deposited along with the pollen.

identifying the isotopes in the pollen.

analyzing the amount of CO2 in sediment layers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tree rings formed during an ice age:

would probably be thinner than average.

would probably be thicker than average.

would probably be lighter in color.

would probably be darker in color.

can only tell us how old a tree is.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One way scientists use ice cores to understand climate change is by measuring:

the temperature of the ice.

pollen spores found in the ice.

fossil shells trapped in the ice.

the amount of carbon dioxide in air bubbles.

the density of the ice.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the Earth did not tilt on its axis, which would be true?

There would be more glaciers at high elevations.

There would be no seasonal changes.

Seasons would be more extreme in winter and summer.

Northern Hemisphere summers would be hotter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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