Earth Science Climate

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

• an increase in sun spots

• several major volcanic eruptions

• changes in Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis

• continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly

• increased until recently, and then decreased

• increased faster than in the past

• stayed about the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

_________ allow us to calculate the CO2 levels of the atmosphere going back 800,000 years

• rocks layers

• oceans

• ice cores

• ancient trees

The sun’s rays are least direct

• near the poles

• near the equator

• at high altitudes

• far from the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

• Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising

• Heat wave are longer and more intense

• Plant and animal habitat ranges are shifting

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a

• marine climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate

• subtropical climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following except

• ice cores

• thickness of rock layers

• tree rings

• plant pollens