unit 6.1 &6.2 Practice

Long-term weather conditions at a certain place is known as...

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are greenhouse gases?

• gases that cause climate change
• gases that emit green smoke
• gases that are used to make green colored glass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the primary greenhouse gas emitted?

• Methane
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrous oxide
• Flourinated gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True
• False

Consequences of climate change include:

• Stronger hurricanes
• Increased flooding
• Frequent droughts
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The greenhouse effect is due to

• the absorption and reradiation of infrared radiation by the atmosphere

• the reflection of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere

• the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere

• the reflection of infrared radiation from Earth's surface

• the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5