Climate Change Review

Which of the following is a piece of evidence that supports global warming?

• Increase in Earth's average global temperature

• Increase in sea level

• Decrease in energy (radiation) emitted by the sun

• Decrease in size/mass of the Arctic Polar Ice Caps

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is NOT an effect of ozone depletion?

• Global Warming

• Increased strength of Earth's gravity

• Increased visible light that reaches Earth's surface

• Increased UV light that reaches Earth's surface

What does the entire scientific community agree upon?

• Earth's temperature is increasing

• Earth's temperature is decreasing

• Global warming occurs due to the suns energy output.

• Carbon dioxide is the cause of global warming

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What substance is most responsible for ozone depletion?

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)

• Chlorine gas

What is the significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time called?

• Climate Change

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Define Ozone Layer

• Heat trapped by greenhouse gases

• An increase in Earth's average temperature

• Significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time

• Layer of gas that shields Earth from UV light

Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is called

• Climate Change

• Ozone Layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Define Global Warming

• Heat is trapped by greenhouse gases

• Increase in Earth's average temperature

• Significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather over time

• Layer of gas that shields Earth from UV light

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

True or False: Water vapor and carbon dioxide are two types of greenhouse gases.

• True

• False

The concern about ozone depletion is too much radiation from the sun will enter Earth's atmosphere and increase the number of cases of cancer.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5