Unit 3, packet 1 Milankovich cycles

True or false the Earth's motion never changes

• True

• False

True or false Milankovitch cycle has impact on only one portion of the world

• True

• False

The ______ is the angle of the Earth's axis.

• Tilt
• Latitude

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.

The shape of Earth’s orbit goes from more circular to …

• Oval-shaped

• Rectangular

What is the Milankovitch Cycle

• cycle that happens in outer space

• cycle that describe change is Earth's movement and climate

What are the three types of Milankovitch Cycle

• tilt and revolution

• Orbit, tilt and wobble

• tilt and orbit only

The Earth's path around the sun is called

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

How do the Milankovitch cycles affect climate?

• These cycle affects the amount of sunlight and therefore, energy, that Earth absorbs from the Sun.

• The cycle use energry for the cycle to work

• none of the above

When Earth's path around the sun becomes more oval it could become...

• warmer with more sunlight

• cooler with less sunlight