Climate Review

How do data collected from ice cores provide evidence for climate change?

• The thickness of a layer indicates whether human activity caused a temperature increase the year the layer formed.

• The types of organisms currently living in a layer indicate precipitation patterns the year the layer formed.

• The current temperature of each layer indicates the temperature in the year the layer formed.

• Air bubbles trapped in a layer indicate how much CO2 was in the atmosphere the year the layer formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What kind of information about past climates can be learned by studying ice cores?

• Temperature and precipitation

• Humidity and wind direction

• Air pressure and humidity

• Wind speed and air pressure

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What kind of data can be collected from ice cores to learn about past climates?

• Air pressure

• Amount of carbon dioxide in the air

• Humidity

• Ocean surface temperature

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Which two kinds of information would best help describe the climate of Memphis?

• The average amount of rain in March in Memphis between 1980 and 2010

• The air pressure in Memphis on October 14 last year

• The humidity pattern in Memphis over 30 years

• The predicted temperatures in Memphis for next April 5 – 10

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two kinds of information would best help describe the climate of Denver?

• The total amount of rain Denver received on April 2 last year

• The average humidity in Denver during the summer months

• The predicted average summer temperature in Denver for the next year

• The seasonal wind pattern in Denver during a typical year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two kinds of information would best help describe the climate of Seattle?

• The highest temperature in Seattle last summer

• The average amount of precipitation in Seattle during March

• The number of severe thunderstorms in Seattle over the last 10 years

• The predicted wind speed in Seattle over the next 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The yellow beams in the model represent equal amounts of radiation coming from the Sun. Based on the information shown in the model, which two statements are true?

• All parts of Earth's surface get sunlight at the same angle and of the same intensity.

• Sunlight is more spread out at the poles than at the equator.

• Higher latitudes get less-direct sunlight than latitudes near the equator.

• The regions near the poles get the most-intense and most-direct sunlight.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The angle at which sunlight hits Earth is different on different parts of the globe. The diagrams show how sunlight hits two places on Earth on the same day in winter. Which two statements are most likely true?

• Location A experiences more-direct sunlight than location B.

• Location A is closer to the equator than location B.

• Location A experiences lower temperatures than location B.

• Location A is closer to the poles than location B.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The angle at which sunlight hits Earth is different on different parts of the globe. The diagrams show how sunlight hits two places on Earth on the same day in winter. Which two statements are most likely to be true?

• Location A experiences lower temperatures than location B.

• Location B experiences less-direct sunlight than location A.

• Location A is farther from the equator than location B.

• Location B is closer to one of Earth's poles than location A.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate zone gets the smallest amount of solar energy throughout the year?

• A

• D

• B

• C

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