Science Review fro Climate Test

What role does photosynthesis have in the carbon cycle?

• Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and use it to create glucose

• Plants add CO2 into the atmosphere after photosynthesis

• Animals and plants decompose during photosynthesis

• CO2 is removed from the atmosphere during respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which process(es) add CO2 to the atmosphere?

• All of the above

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Diffusion

Which of the following events could increase Earth's temperature?

• a decrease in the relative percent of greenhouse gases

• planting more trees

• widespread removal of tropical forests

• a reduction in the use of fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is one way humans can have a positive effect on the carbon cycle?

• Provide more livestock for food consumption.

• Burn more fossil fuels for heat.

• Cut down more trees to build homes.

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What types of questions can ice cores help answer? (select 3)

• What was the temperature like in the past?

• How much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere in the past?

• What will future climate conditions be?

• Was there volcanic activity in the past?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How can changes in the amount of ice covering Earth's surface affect Earth's temperature?

Fill in the blank: If there is _______ ice on Earth's surface, more of the incoming radiation is reflected into space.

• more

• less

If more greenhouse gases were present in Earth's atmosphere, which of these changes would most likely happen?

• The amount of incoming solar radiation would increase.

• The amount of incoming solar radiation would decrease.

• The amount of outgoing infrared radiation would increase.

• The amount of outgoing infrared radiation would decrease.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What happens if you remove all of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?  The temperature...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same/constant

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What are the products of burning or combustion of the fossil fuel methanol?

• H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide

• O2 - Oxygen Gas

• H2O - Water

• CO2 - Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What happens to infrared radiation when it encounters greenhouse gases?

• it gets absorbed and re-radiated

• it passes right through

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3