Milankovitch Cycles
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you increase Earth's axial tilt (obliquity), what will happen to the seasons?
milder summers and milder winters
hotter summers and colder winters
cold summer and cold winters
extreme summers and extreme winters
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to the seasons?
milder summers and milder winters
hotter summers and colder winters
cold summer and cold winters
extreme summers and extreme winters
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?
an increase in sun spots
several major volcanic eruptions
changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis
continental drift
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Earth is currently in an interglacial period (a period of milder climate between Ice Ages). If there were no human influences on climate, scientists say Earth’s current orbital positions within the Milankovitch cycles predict our planet should be cooling, not warming, continuing a long-term cooling trend that began 6,000 years ago.
True
False
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The shape of Earth’s orbit goes from more circular to …
Perfectly circular
Oval-shaped
Rectangular
None of the above
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles?
Eccentricity
Precession
Obliquity
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles?
Eccentricity
Precession
Obliquity
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
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