Topic 6 Launch

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how human activities can influence climate and carbon emissions?

• By increasing deforestation and burning fossil fuels

• By reducing the use of renewable energy

• By promoting photosynthesis in plants

• By decreasing urbanization

Open Ended

What natural events and human activities might affect how the lagoon changes?

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the average condition over a long time, climate is the condition at a certain place and time.

• Weather is the condition of the air at a certain place and time, climate is the average weather in a region over a long time.

• Weather only refers to rain, climate refers to temperature.

• Weather is always predictable, climate is not.

Multiple Choice

How does the water cycle move water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere?

• By only precipitation and evaporation

• Through precipitation, evaporation, condensation, and transpiration

• By melting and freezing

• Through photosynthesis and respiration

Multiple Choice

Describe how producers and consumers cycle oxygen and carbon in an ecosystem.

• Producers absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide; consumers release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
• Producers and consumers both release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide in equal amounts.
• Producers and consumers do not interact with oxygen or carbon dioxide in an ecosystem.
• Producers release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide; consumers absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are nutrients that are used and recycled in ecosystems?

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Sulfur

• Oxygen

Open Ended

How can a volcano cause a global temperature change?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explanations best answers the question, How can a volcano cause a global temperature change?

• A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. These hot gases and materials warm the atmosphere. A warmer atmosphere results in global temperatures rising.

• A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. These gases and materials reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth. Less solar energy results in cooler global temperatures.

• A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. The hot ash falls back to Earth's surface, causing widespread fires. The fires and hot smoke warm the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise.

Multiple Choice

Which explanation BEST describes the primary cause of the long-term temperature change in the lagoon?

• Increased urban development and deforestation have altered local conditions, trapping more heat and warming the lagoon over time.

• Seasonal sunlight changes are causing the lagoon to heat faster during certain months and cool slower during others.

• Natural variation in Earth's orbit is causing significant changes in local temperature patterns.

• Ocean currents are shifting each season dramatically and reversing the lagoon’s natural temperature cycle.

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term best describes the process by which human activities and natural events influence the climate and carbon emissions?

• Carbon Cycle

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Climate Change

Open Ended

How has your understanding of the ways natural events and human activities influence climate and carbon emissions changed after today’s lesson?