Climate Change Quiz

The height above sea level is known as _______.

• Altitude
• Latitude
• Equator
• Mountain Range

A weather pattern caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean near the equator, off the coast of South America is known as _________.

• Weather
• El Nino
• La Nina
• Normal Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A weather pattern defined by the cooling of the ocean surface along the tropical Pacific coast of South America is known as ____________.

• Weather
• El Nino
• La Nina
• Normal Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process by which magma from the interior of the earth rises through the crust, emerges onto the surface as lava, and cools into volcanic rock is known as _________.

• Weather
• El Nino
• Volcanism
• Eccentricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Milankovitch cycle that affects the shape of Earth’s orbit is known as __________.

• Obliquity
• Precession
• Eccentricity

The Milankovitch cycle that affects the wobbling of Earth’s axis of rotation is known as ________.

• Obliquity
• Precession
• Eccentricity

The Milankovitch cycle that affects the tilt of the Earth is known as ________.

• Obliquity
• Precession
• Eccentricity

Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat within it is known as ________.

• Greenhouse Effect
• Greenhouse Gases
• Deforestation
• Volcanism

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A process where gases in Earth’s atmosphere radiate the Sun’s heat back down to Earth’s surface, making the Earth warmer known as __________.

• Greenhouse Effect
• Greenhouse Gases
• Deforestation
• Volcanism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The removal of trees faster than the forests can replace themselves is known as _________.

• Greenhouse Effect
• Greenhouse Gases
• Deforestation
• Volcanism

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4