Climate Change Review

Which of the natural factors for climate change below involves changes in the EARTH'S ORBIT?

• Milankovich Cycles

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Solar Radiation

• Movement of Earth's Crust

• El Nino

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

According to the article, how old is the Earth?

• 3 million years old

• 100 million years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 10.1 billion years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Determine your answer using the graph on the first page... We live in the Quaternary period. Are we living in the warmest period of Earth history?

• Yes, we are living in the warmest period of Earth history

• No, the Carboniferous-Permian was warmer

• No, the Jurassic-Cretaceous was warmer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The following natural event has the power to create temperature decreases, and one such event even caused a "year without a summer."

• Milankovich Cycles

• Volcanic Eruption

• Solar Radiation

• Movement of Earth's Crust

• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How often does the Sun cycle from active to less active?

• Every 2 years

• Every 20 years

• Every 1 year

• Every 11 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

According to the article, continents can also move and change climates for the land that rides on the continent.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the natural factors experiences peaks of activity every 3 to 10 years, and occurs in the Pacific Ocean?

• Milankovich Cycles

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Solar Radiation

• Movement of Earth's Crust

• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When did human activities start to effect the atmosphere?

• Just recently - 2019

• Mid-1700s

• Late 1800s

• Mid-1900s

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

This period is known as the _______________ and is significant because people started using fossil fuels for factories and transportation.

• Industrial Revolution

• Mechanical Evolution

• Machinery Revolution

• Manufacturing Evolution

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

According to the introduction for the "Human Activities" section, demand for fossil fuels increased as populations increased.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4