Exploring Climate Change's Impact on Earth's Atmosphere

Exploring Climate Change's Impact on Earth's Atmosphere

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are Milankovitch cycles?

Patterns of climate change due to variations in Earth's tilt and orbit

Changes in ocean currents

Fluctuations in solar radiation

Volcanic activity cycles

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a method used by scientists to study past climates?

Pollen grains in sediments

Tree rings

Satellite imagery

Ice core samples

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What epoch are we currently living in?

Pleistocene

Holocene

Miocene

Eocene

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the stable temperatures of the Holocene impact human development?

Caused mass migrations

Led to the extinction of many species

Increased volcanic activity

Enabled the development of agriculture

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event marked a sharp increase in human impact on the global climate?

The Industrial Revolution

The Agricultural Revolution

The Renaissance

The Digital Age

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of the rise in average temperatures in the early 20th century?

Deforestation

Increased volcanic activity

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels

Changes in Earth's orbit

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the greenhouse effect?

The reflection of sunlight by ice sheets

The absorption of heat by oceans

The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

The cooling effect of volcanic ash

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