Climate on Earth

Climate on Earth

8th Grade

28 Qs

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Climate on Earth

Climate on Earth

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-5, MS-ESS3-5

+5

Standards-aligned

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun’s rays are least direct

near the poles
near the equator
at high altitudes
far from the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

elevation and precipitation
latitude and temperature
elevation and latitude
precipitation and temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

an increase in sun spots
several major volcanic eruptions
changes in Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis
continental drift

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a

marine climate
tropical climate
continental climate
subtropical climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

decreased slightly
increased until recently, and then decreased
increased faster than in the past
stayed about the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following except

ice cores
thickness of rock layers
tree rings
plant pollens

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _____ on the surface of the sun

sunspots
solar storms
aurora borealis
flares

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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