Ice Age and Glaciers

What is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time?

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What describes how the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time?

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happened during "Snowball Earth"

• The Earth had no ice on it

• The Earth only had ice at the poles

• The Earth was almost completely covered in ice

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

True or False: The Ice Age is still technically continuing today

• True

• False

What happens during an interglacial period?

• It was warmer so the glaciers melt

• The temperature stays the same

• It is colder so the glaciers grow

What is true about glacial periods?

• They were the coldest times on Earth

• This is when the greatest changes to Earth's surface took place

• The glaciers grow

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for changes in the shape of Earth's orbit?

• Eccentricity

• Tilt

• Wobble

When does summer occur in Massachusetts?

• When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun

• When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the greenhouse effect do?

• Reflect the sun's energy back into space

• Allows more sunlight to enter the Earth's atmosphere

• Traps heat near the surface of the Earth

• Causes Ice Ages

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What two things usually go up and down at the same time?

• Carbon Dioxide and Temperature

• Temperature and Amount of Snowfall

• Carbon Dioxide and Ocean Currents

• Oxygen and Temperature