Climate Change

What is the period of Earth's eccentricity?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The type of plate boundary between South American Plate and Nazca plate is

• convergent

• divergent

• uncertain/complex

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates

• deep ocean trench

• rift valley

• oceanic ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

1. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?

• Volcanoes

• Pollution

• Earthquakes

• Nuclear waste

This is the type of boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move apart.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

2. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

According to the data, what should be happening to Earth's climate?

• Earth's climate should be cooling.

• Earth's climate should be warming.

• Earth's climate should not be changing.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the period of Earth's precession?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen oxide

• Methane

• Ammonium nitrate