Climate Change

Which country is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases?

• Russia

• India

• United States

• China

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Name one country that is highly affected by climate change.

• Russia

• United States

• India

• Bangladesh

What are the top greenhouse gas emitting countries?

• China, United States, India, Russia, Japan

• Mexico, South Korea, United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia

• Brazil, Germany, France, Australia, Canada

• Nigeria, South Africa, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is climate change?

• overall tendency in a set of data

• to take in

• general weather patterns over a long period of time

• changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities

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What has been the trend with climate change since the 1880s?

• increase in ice on Earth and increase in temperatures

• decreasing temperatures and increase in ice on Earth

• increase in temperatures and decrease in ice on Earth

• decrease in temperatures and decrease in ice on Earth

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

True or False: Global average temperature decreases when energy absorbed by the surface increases.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What claim can scientists reject in regards to climate change?

• decrease in heat sources at Earth's surface

• increase in heat sources at Earth's surface

• increase in temperatures due to fossil fuels

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A change to the overall temperature of Earth must be related to:

• energy from the atmosphere

• energy from sunlight

• energy from the moon

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What do climatologists need to look at to form explanations for climate change?

• trends

• fluctuations

• current weather patterns

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True or False: Energy travels from the sun to the Earth and is absorbed by Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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