Our Changing Climate

Our Changing Climate

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Our Changing Climate

Our Changing Climate

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS2-6

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Niemeyer

Used 16+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are referred to as greenhouse gases?

oxygen and carbon dioxide

water vapor and carbon dioxide

water vapor and oxygen

nitrogen and oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phenomenon naturally warms Earth’s lower atmosphere and surface?

the greenhouse effect

the formation of sunspots

changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit

global warming

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Greenhouse gases cause surface temperatures to increase because they

increase precipitation amounts.

absorb Earth’s radiation.

reflect solar radiation.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The greenhouse effect is the natural warming of Earth’s

oceans and land areas.

surface and freshwater areas.

lower atmosphere and surface.

upper atmosphere and surface.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT true of greenhouse gases?

They absorb Earth’s radiation.

They are produced solely by human activities.

They include carbon dioxide and water vapor.

They are transparent to incoming solar radiation.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As CO2 concentrations increase, global average temperatures

decrease

increase

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect?

Burning fossil fuels lowers the greenhouse effect.

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Burning fossil fuels decreases incoming solar radiation.

Burning fossil fuels decreases the absorption capacity of greenhouse gases.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

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