Milankovitch Cycles & Energy Budget

Changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun are called ___.

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is most responsible for the different seasons on Earth?

• eccentricity (the shape of Earth's orbit)

• obliquity (the tilt of Earth's axis)

• precession (the wobble of Earth's axis)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to the seasons?

• milder summers and milder winters

• hotter summers and colder winters

• cold summer and cold winters

• extreme summers and extreme winters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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.

When solar energy hits the earth

• it can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice

• it can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice

• it can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt

• it cannot affect processes that occur on earth