Climatic Changes and Patterns

What would be the effect on Earth's climate if the tilt of Earth's axis increased to 25^o?

• Winters would be warmer

• Summers would be colder

• Winters would be colder

• Volcanic activity would increase

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Scientist theorize that changes in the tilt of Earth's axis might be responsible for the cyclical reoccurrence of...

• volcanic eruptions.

• ice ages.

• higher sea levels.

• El Niño.

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Global temperatures can decrease when large amounts of atmospheric dust block solar radiation from reaching Earth. What can cause large amounts of dust to be released into the atmosphere?

• blizzards

• volcanic eruptions

• hurricanes

• El Niño

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During ice ages, Earth’s climate was colder and much of its surface was covered by vast sheets of ice.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What can be an effect of climate change on weather patterns?

• Decreased variability in weather patterns

• More predictable weather

• Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events

• A permanent shift to colder weather globally

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What is the primary way that humans contribute to climate change?

• Deforestation

• The emission of greenhouse gases

• Overfishing

• Water pollution

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What is the impact of melting polar ice caps on global sea levels?

• Sea levels decrease due to the cold water

• Sea levels remain unchanged

• Sea levels increase, leading to coastal flooding

• The change in sea levels is unpredictable

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Earth is currently experiencing a warm period between ice ages, called an interglacial period.

• True

• False

Climatic changes are triggered by changes in Earth’s axis and

• spin.

• circumference.

• density.

• orbit.

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Warmer summers and colder winters in the northern hemisphere could occur in several thousand years because

• Earth wobbles on its axis.

• Earth's orbit reverses direction.

• sunspot activity increases.

• Earth's axis point to the Moon.

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