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Milankovitch Cycles

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

9th Grade

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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

Tags

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

Media Image

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

Media Image

This animation represents which of the Milankovitch Cycles?

Eccentricity

Precession

Obliquity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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