Earth's Changing Climate Unit Test (2025)

Match the climate change impact to its most direct consequence.

"Change of precipitation"

• Causes sea level to rise and weakens ocean currents due an increase of freshwater added to the ocean.

• Locations will be underwater, devastates coral reefs, islands, and low-lying coastal areas. Many highly populated cities will be affected.

• Causes the life cycles of pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, to be out of sync with flowering plants and trees. Reduces food availability throughout the food chain.

• Causes ice sheets to melt.

• Makes storms stronger in certain regions and droughts and heatwaves in other regions.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Match the climate change impact to its most direct consequence.

"Rise in temperature"

• Causes sea level to rise and weakens ocean currents due an increase of freshwater added to the ocean.

• Locations will be underwater, devastates coral reefs, islands, and low-lying coastal areas. Many highly populated cities will be affected.

• Causes the life cycles of pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, to be out of sync with flowering plants and trees. Reduces food availability throughout the food chain.

• Causes ice sheets to melt.

• Makes storms stronger in certain regions and droughts and heatwaves in other regions.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Match the climate change impact to its most direct consequence.

"Melting Ice Caps"

• Causes sea level to rise and weakens ocean currents due an increase of freshwater added to the ocean.

• Locations will be underwater, devastates coral reefs, islands, and low-lying coastal areas. Many highly populated cities will be affected.

• Causes the life cycles of pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, to be out of sync with flowering plants and trees. Reduces food availability throughout the food chain.

• Causes ice sheets to melt.

• Makes storms stronger in certain regions and droughts and heatwaves in other regions.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Match the climate change impact to its most direct consequence.

"Rising Sea Level"

• Causes sea level to rise and weakens ocean currents due an increase of freshwater added to the ocean.

• Locations will be underwater, devastates coral reefs, islands, and low-lying coastal areas. Many highly populated cities will be affected.

• Causes the life cycles of pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, to be out of sync with flowering plants and trees. Reduces food availability throughout the food chain.

• Causes ice sheets to melt.

• Makes storms stronger in certain regions and droughts and heatwaves in other regions.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Match the climate change impact to its most direct consequence.

"Disruption of growing seasons"

• Causes sea level to rise and weakens ocean currents due an increase of freshwater added to the ocean.

• Locations will be underwater, devastates coral reefs, islands, and low-lying coastal areas. Many highly populated cities will be affected.

• Causes the life cycles of pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, to be out of sync with flowering plants and trees. Reduces food availability throughout the food chain.

• Causes ice sheets to melt.

• Makes storms stronger in certain regions and droughts and heatwaves in other regions.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

What are possible solutions to limiting climate change? Check all that apply.

• Plant trees

• Reduce carbon dioxide emissions

• Drive separately from others

• Unplug rarely used electronic devices

• Take longer showers

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What does this graph illustrate?

• The concentration of carbon dioxide increases when temperature decreases.

• Temperatures increase when carbon dioxide concentration increases.

• Temperature increases when the concentration of carbon dioxide decreases.

• The concentration of carbon dioxide increases when temperature decreases.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

As the human population increases, demand for natural resources will also increase.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

Why has Earth's climate changed so quickly in recent years?

• People are eating too many plants

• People are burning too many fossil fuels

• The sun has gotten much hotter

• The Earth is rotating too slowly to cool off

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the relationship between the global temperature and the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? As the CO2 in the atmosphere ______________, then the global temperature increases.

• Increases
• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Unknown

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5