Earth's Changing Climate Engineering Internship

What is a measure of how much sunlight is reflected away from a surface?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Albedo

• Spectroscopy

What are standards by which something may be judged?

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Targets

• Rubrics

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is a limit or restriction?

• Criteria

• Constraint

• Target

• Rubric

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What word means "to take in"?

• Reflect

• Absorb

• Albedo

• Modification

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are modifications?

• Plans

• Modes

• Changes

• Medicines

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What two modifications will we be making in the RoofMod design tool?

• Shingle Roof

• Clay Tile Roof

• Painted White Roof

• Solar Panel Roof

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Combustion puts ___________ into the atmosphere which increases global temperature.

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Nitrogen Dioxide

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Solar roofs convert energy from the sun into __________ and reduce the need for fuels, so they decrease the CO2 released into the atmosphere.

• radiation

• UV rays

• electricity

• radio waves

White roofs are painted with a white coating that __________ sunlight and reduces the amount of energy needed to cool a building because less energy is absorbed by the roof.

• Blocks

• Reflects

• Absorbs

• Stops

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Sunlight that is not reflected is __________, making the surface warmer.

• Blocked

• Radiated

• Absorbed

• Stopped