Climate Change Quiz

What is a trend?

• overall tendency in a set of data

• variations in a set of data

• general weather patterns over a long period of time

• to take in

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is climate change?

• overall tendency in a set of data

• to take in

• general weather patterns over a long period of time

• changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is fluctuation?

• overall tendency in a set of data over time

• to take in

• variations in a set of data

• changes in climate

What has been the trend with climate change since the 1880s?

• increase in ice on Earth and increase in temperatures

• decreasing temperatures and increase in ice on Earth

• increase in temperatures and decrease in ice on Earth

• decrease in temperatures and decrease in ice on Earth

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

True or False: Energy travels from the sun to the Earth and is absorbed by Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Global average temperature decreases when energy absorbed by the surface increases.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What claim can scientists reject in regards to climate change?

• decrease in heat sources at Earth's surface

• increase in heat sources at Earth's surface

• increase in temperatures due to fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A change to the overall temperature of Earth must be related to:

• energy from the atmosphere

• energy from sunlight

• energy from the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What do climatologists need to look at to form explanations for climate change?

• trends

• fluctuations

• current weather patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What can happen when scientists make claims and ccollect new data?

• support the claim

• refute the claim

• support or refute the claim

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