Earth's Changing Climate

The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Texas has long, hot summers.

• Climate
• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It snowed for three days last week.

• Climate
• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

True or False: Carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere can effect the temperature on the earth's surface.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

True or False: Energy can not be absorbed into the earth's surface?

• True

• False

When the temperature increases at the earth's surface, energy is being _____________.

• redirected

• reflected

• absorbed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Methane is a _____________ found in the earth's atmosphere.

• water vapor

• gas

• liquid

• solid