Earth's Changing Climate Vocabulary Quiz

absorb

• To take in

• To release

• To contract

• To expand

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NGSS.MS-PS1-6

atmosphere

• land surrounding the earth
• space surrounding the earth
• water surrounding the earth
• the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

carbon dioxide

• a type of metal.

• a liquid at room temperature.

• a solid at room temperature.

• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

change

• an amount of money

• when something becomes different over time

• when something stays the same over time

• what an activist does

claim

• an assertion of a truth in the natural world

• to provide evidence that supports a hypothesis

• to provide proof that something is real

• a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

climate

• how much it rains on a typical day in a specific area

• general weather patterns over a long period of time

• weather patterns over a short period of time

• how hot or cold it is over a short period of time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

climate change

• only affects one specific region.

• a myth created by scientists.

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

• is solely caused by natural factors.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

combustion

• a physical reaction involving the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen.

• a biological reaction involving the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen.

• a geological reaction involving the rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen.

• the process of burning fuels, which produces carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

data

• information collected in an investigation

• information that can only be collected by computers

• information that can only be collected by human observation

• information that can't be used to justify a claim

deforestation

• the process of clearing trees from land

• the process of preserving forests and trees.

• the process of planting new trees in a forest.

• the process of planting forests for agricultural purposes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4