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Climate Change and Greenhouse Effect

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

6th Grade

25 Questions

NGSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

droughts

flooding

melting of polar ice caps

all of the above

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere

lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere

higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

the hole in the ozone

the greenhouse effect

atmospheric pressure

the inversion layer

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Has the climate gotten hotter or colder in recent years?

It has gotten colder.

It has gotten hotter.

It has stayed the same.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the greenhouse effect?

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

Temperature goes up

Temperature goes down

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7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Without this greenhouse effect the earth’s surface would average about ​ (a)   ,

-19°C (-2°F)

33°C (91°F)

29°C (84°F)

0°C (32°F)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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