Climate and Climate Change

Which is the best definition of CLIMATE?

• The current weather that happened this week.

• The AVERAGE weather over a long period of time. 

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Climate change is___

• A long term change in the current weather

• A short term change in the current weather

• A long term change in the average weather

• A short term change in the average weather

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Affects climate through seasonal changes due to differences in direct and indirect sunlight on different hemispheres throughout the year

• volcanoes

• oceans

• solar variations/cycles

• changes in the earth's tilt

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Affects climate by changing the amount of sunlight that is able to reach Earth's surface because of  dust and ash released

• volcanoes

• oceans

• solar variations/cycles

• changes in the earth's tilt

Affects climate by changing the amount of solar energy given off by the sun, correlating with sunspot cycles

• volcanoes

• oceans

• solar variations/cycles

• changes in the earth's tilt

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Affects climate by the movement of warm surface currents and cold deep currents.

• volcanoes

• oceans

• solar variations/cycles

• changes in the earth's tilt

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Urban heat islands_

• Are warmer than rural areas because there are less trees

• Are warmer than rural areas because there are more trees

• Are cooler than rural areas because there are more trees

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Proxy data are ___

• current weather data and observations that give us DIRECT evidence of climate change

• ice cores, pollen from sediment cores, and fossils that give INDIRECT evidence of climate change

As temperatures INCREASE, the polar ice caps melt causing more heat to be absorbed by the earth.  The causes the temperature to INCREASE more. This is an example of ____.

• a positive feedback loop (causing more of the same)

• a negative feedback loop (counterbalancing/opposite effect)

  a negative feedback loop (counterbalancing/opposite effect)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

According to the graph, in the past, as Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the temperature ​_____

• increases

• decreases

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