Climate Change - Week 1

An increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes changes in climate is called:

• Global Warming

• Weather

• Climate

• Drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

• Drought

• Flooding

• Melting of polar ice caps

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The definition of CLIMATE is,

• "the pattern of weather, in a particular area, for a long period of time."

• "the condition of the air/atmosphere at a particular moment.

• "dry."

• "the condition of the air around the Earth."

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The definition of WEATHER is,

• "when water falls from the sky."

• "the pattern of weather, in a particular area, for a long period of time."

• "the condition of the air/atmosphere at a particular moment."

• "rain, snow, sunny."

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A characteristic that helps an organism live in its environment is called :

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Translation

• Global Warming

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A long-term change in temperatures and weather patterns is called:

• Climate Adaptation

• Weather Change

• Climate Change

• Weather Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The layer of gases surrounding our planet is called:

• The atmosphere

• The air

• A blanket

• The geosphere

An environment is,

• "the foods an organisms consumes."

• "the surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives or operates."

• "a group of one or more parents and their children living together."

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

• Evaporation

• Greenhouse effect

• Radiation

• Condensation

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Methane (CH4)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Nitrous Oxide (NO2)

• Nitrogen (N)