Climate Cycles

What kind of periods are ice ages?

• Warm periods

• Intergalactic periods

• Cold periods

• Both warm and cold preiods

Interglacials are ___________ periods

• Cold

• Warm

• golden

• Both cold and warm

Long term climate cycles are also influenced by

• Corona Virus

• slow movement of Earth;s continent

• changes in ocean circulation

• Both 2 and 3

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The cause of long term cycles on Earth

• Change in the shape of Earth

• Change in the Earth's axis

• Change in the tilt of the Earth

• Both 1 and 2

The average weather conditions over a long time

• Precipitation

• Weathering

• Climate

• Snow Day

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What does the term "El Niño" refer to?

• A cooling of the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

• A warming of the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

• A global increase in atmospheric pressure

• A decrease in hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the main driver of Earth's climate system?

• The Earth's core

• Solar radiation

• The Moon

• Human activities

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What is the main driver of the Earth's climate system?

• The Earth's core

• Solar radiation

• The Moon

• Human activities

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which greenhouse gas is primarily responsible for climate change due to its high concentration and long lifespan in the atmosphere?

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is a common effect of El Niño?

• Increased rainfall in the western Pacific

• Decreased rainfall in the western Pacific

• Cooler temperatures in the eastern Pacific

• Increased snowfall in the Antarctic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6