Milankovitch Cycles

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession

What is the period of Earth's eccentricity?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which of these Milankovich cycles would be most ideal for supporting an "ice age"?

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

Which term refers to the wobble of the earth's axis?

• precession

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• axial tilt

What is the period of Earth's obliquity?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

What is the period of Earth's precession?

• 26,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 400,000 years

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Thanks to this handsome guy, Milutin Milankovitch, we can predict climate changes over long periods of time.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

According to the data, how many cooling periods occurred during the past 400,000 years?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun are called ___.

• eccentricity

• obliquity

• precession