Natural Climate Cycles and Human Caused Climate Change

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

• an increase in sun spots

• several major volcanic eruptions

• changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis

• continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The ______ is the angle of the Earth's axis.

• Precession
• Tilt
• Orbital Eccentricity
• Latitude

A large volcanic eruption that emits high gas/ash into the atmosphere can have what type of effect on the Earth's climate?

• It can warm the climate

• It can cool the climate

• The climate stays the same

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

The angle of Earth’s tilt as it orbits the Sun is called ___.

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

The wobbling of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun is called ___.

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• They are the same.

• Weather is day to day, while climate is observed over a long periods.

• Climate is day to day, while weather is observed over a long period.

• Weather changes, while climate does not.

The shape of Earth’s orbit goes from more circular to …

• Perfectly circular

• Oval-shaped

• Rectangular

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Of the roles that greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide and methane) have in Earth's climate system, which is not accurate?

• help prevent the earth from cooling substantially each night

• allows for light (short-wavelength) energy to travel through the atmosphere.

• help trap and hold thermal (short-wavelength) energy in the atmosphere

• helps keept the Earth at a moderate 59 degrees Farenheit.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

The greenhouse effect is caused by…

• Too much heat in the atmosphere

• Too much sunshine reaching Earth

• Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing radiation from the Earth's surface, and preventing much of it escaping into space

• Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing solar radiation

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6