Climate Cycles Quiz Review

Scientists can study _____ to learn about climate of the past. (Check all that are correct.)

• tree rings

• ice cores

• ocean sediment/mud

• dinosaur bones

A cold period where glaciers cover much of Earth's surface

• interglacial

• ice age

• winter solstice

• cold wave

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A warm period that occurs during/between ice ages

• summer solstice

• monsoon

• interglacial

• tropical climate

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The last ice age STARTED about _____ years ago.

• 20 thousand

• 20 million

• 200,000 thousand

• 2 million

Which of these does NOT affect Earth's climate?

• changing shape of Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• ocean/atmosphere interactions

• tree rings

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes seasons on Earth?

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• Earth's rotation (spinning in place)

• The Sun's rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season will WE experience when the NORTHERN hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season will WE experience if the SOUTHERN hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which is true?

• northern and southern hemisphere are always in the same season

• northern and southern hemisphere are always experiencing opposite seasons

• the southern hemisphere doesn't have seasons

• the southern hemisphere goes through seasons backwards (winter, then fall, then summer, then spring)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which is a correct description of a winter season?

• less daylight hours, warmer temperatures

• more daylight hours, warmer temperatures

• less daylight hours, colder temperatures

• more daylight hours, colder temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1