Climate Cycles

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

• Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

• Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

• The weather at the polar regions

• The directions that ships travel in the oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is NOT a factor that Milankovitch studied which could act as mechanisms to change the climate?

• Changes in the Earth's tilt

• Latitude

• Precession

• Variations in the shape of the Earth's orbital eccentricity

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What are two things that can affect climate change on earth?

• Tilt of the Earth;s axis and volcanic eruption

• Earth's orbit around the sun and humidity

• Volcanoes and Hurricanes

• Tidal changes and hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Scientists can study _____ to learn about climate of the past. (Check all that are correct.)

• tree rings

• ice cores

• ocean sediment/mud

• dinosaur bones

A cold period where glaciers cover much of Earth's surface

• interglacial

• ice age

• winter solstice

• cold wave

A warm period that occurs during/between ice ages

• summer solstice

• monsoon

• interglacial

• tropical climate

Which of these does NOT affect Earth's climate?

• changing shape of Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• ocean/atmosphere interactions

• tree rings

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is true?

• northern and southern hemisphere are always in the same season

• northern and southern hemisphere are always experiencing opposite seasons

• the southern hemisphere doesn't have seasons

• the southern hemisphere goes through seasons backwards (winter, then fall, then summer, then spring)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A wind pattern that brings heavy rain in summer and dry weather in winter is a:

• heat wave

• drought

• interglacial

• monsoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5