Earth's Changing Climate Review

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....

• changes unpredictably

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Earth's rising temperature is due to...

• more volcanoes

• more forest fires

• climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Most of the methane found in the atmosphere comes from...

• burning fossil fuels

• cow farts

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which gas to volcanoes add to the atmosphere?

• nitrous oxide

• sulfur dioxide

• oxygen

Most of Earth's energy comes from...

• the sun

• Earth's core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

If less energy enters than exits the Earth system, Earth's temperature will...

• increase

• decrease

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which of the following choices would cause Earth to get warmer?

• carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere

• carbon dioxide decreases in the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Describe the trend in this graph

• the trend is increasing

• the trend is decreasing

• there is no trend

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What happens when energy hits sulfur dioxide?

• the energy is destroyed

• the energy is reflected

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Humans can do things to slow down climate change

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3