Ecology, Climate & Biomes

The eastern U.S. is comprised of mostly which biome?

• Desert
• Temperate grassland
• Temperate deciduous forest
• Taiga

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

Which of these is a greenhouse gas?

• Methane
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen
• Ammonium

Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Chemical known to destroy Ozone:

• Nitrous Oxide

• CFCs

• CO2

• Methane

The Himalaya Mountains block moisture and rainfall coming northward from the Indian Sea, creating desert-like conditions north of the mountains in Tibet. This phenomena is known as

• global warming

• the greenhouse effect

• the rainshadow effect

• deforestation

The gas is the strongest greenhouse gas, but is the least abundant in the atmosphere.

• CFCs

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Methane

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6