Earth's Changing Climate Chapter Test

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....

• changes unpredictably

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Earth's rising temperature is due to...

• more volcanoes

• more forest fires

• climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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Most of Earth's energy comes from...

• the sun

• Earth's core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

If less energy enters than exits the Earth system, Earth's temperature will...

• increase

• decrease

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which of the following choices would cause Earth to get warmer?

• carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere

• carbon dioxide decreases in the atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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Describe the trend in this graph

• the trend is increasing

• the trend is decreasing

• there is no trend

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Humans can do things to slow down climate change

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

If methane increases in the atmosphere, what happens to the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface?

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• changes unpredictably

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

If there are more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of energy the Earth absorbs...

• increses

• decreases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which of the following statements is true?

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature stays stable

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature decreases

• If carbon dioxide decreases, Earth's temperature increases

• If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature increases

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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