Climate Change

Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest

• near the equator

• near the poles

• between the equator and the North Pole

• between the equator and the South Pole

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?

• drought

• weather

• emissions

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Carbon is stored in

• Trees and other living things

• Oceans

• underground in soil and fossil fuels

• All are correct

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What are the signs of climate change?

• Increase in temps.

• More natural disasters like hurricane.

• Ice caps melting.

• Displacement of ecosystems.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The __________ is the way in which heat is trapped close to the surface of the Earth by gasses.

• greenhouse effect

• fossil fuels

• heat effect

• global effect

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is not a direct affect from the increase in temperatures and climate change.

• Ice caps are melting.

• Plants and tree are growing larger.

• Birds are not migrating further south.

• Impacts on the ecosystem like loss of habitat.

• More natural disasters are occurring.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The measure of you and your families release of carbon emissions is called?

• footprints

• fossil fuels

• emission footprint

• carbon footprint

Check the effects of climate change(3)

• Sea Levels rising

• Ice caps melting

• More snow/blizzards

• Increase of land

• More natural disasters

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6