ECC Chapter 3 Review

Although there are many ___________, there is a ________ toward increasing temperatures and decreasing ice on Earth since about 1880.

• fluctuations, trend

• trends, fluctuation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Good evidence shows trends over a long period of time instead of fluctuations within a short period of time

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which two gases (when increased) cause an increase in temperature and energy absorbed and a decrease in ice?

• Methane

• Nitrogen Dioxide

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What trend are we seeing in Earth's surface ice?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• No trend

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

In the future, places near the ocean that have elevations lower than the rising seas will be covered in water.

• True

• False

General weather patterns over a long period of time:

• Climate

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process of burning fuels, which produces carbon dioxide:

• Fossil Fuels

• Farming livestock

• Combustion

Reforestation increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

• True

• False

An overall tendency over a long period of time is known as a ________________.

• Trend

• Fluctuation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

People are already preparing for rising sea levels.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4