Earth's Changing Climate 3

Global average temperature __________ when energy absorbed by the surface increases.

• decreases

• increases

• stabilizes

• fluctuates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Although there are many fluctuations, there is a ________ toward increasing global temperature since about 1880.

• fluctuations

• trend

• model

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the amount of carbon dioxide or _________ in the atmosphere changes, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface also changes.

• carbon dioxide

• sulfur dioxide

• methane

• nitrogen dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Climate researchers are creating a computer simulation to help them understand changes in the Earth system. They want to use the simulation to see what happens when they increase the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What should their simulation show about energy absorbed by Earth’s surface? When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should __________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay at a constant level

• change unpredictably

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A system can be _______, even as something flows into and out of the system. If this balanced flow is disrupted, there may be changes to the system.

• unstable

• stable

• disrupted

• unbalanced

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A change to either the amount of energy entering or exiting the Earth system affects how much energy is absorbed by the _________.

• atmosphere

• clouds

• oceans

• surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperature __________ if more energy enters than exits

• exits

• absorbs

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature __________ if less energy enters than exits

• exits

• absorbs

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If there is an increase in the amount of _________ __________, the amount of energy leaving the Earth system decreases, so more energy enters than exits.

• nitrogen dioxide

• sulfur dioxide

• carbon dioxide

• methane dioxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

If there is an increase in the amount of _________, the amount of energy leaving the Earth system decreases, so more energy enters than exits.

• nitrogen

• helium

• sulfur

• methane

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4