Climate Change

Carbon is stored in

• Trees and other living things

• Oceans

• underground in soil and fossil fuels

• All are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

• evaporation

• condensation

• the greenhouse effect

• radiation

The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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

• water

• gases

• heat

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

• droughts

• flooding

• melting of polar ice caps

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• riding bicycles

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

• Melting Sea Ice

• Melting Land Ice

• Climate Change

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Neon

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• forest fires

• volcanic eruptions

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6