Earth's Changing Climate

Earth's Changing Climate

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth's Changing Climate

Earth's Changing Climate

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS3-5, MS-ESS3-4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities.

atmosphere

energy

fluctuation

climate change

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the amount of carbon dioxide or methane __________, energy absorbed by the surface ____________.

*Select ALL that apply.

increases, increases

increases, decreases

decreases, decreases

decreases, increases

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Global average temperature increases when __________ absorbed by the surface increases.

air

gases

energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What trend are we seeing in Earth's surface ice?

Increase

Decrease

Stay the same

No trend

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

water

gases

heat

water vapor

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Climate researchers are creating a computer simulation to help them understand changes in the Earth system. They want to use the simulation to see what happens when they increase the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What should their simulation show about energy absorbed by Earth’s surface? When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should __________.

increase

decrease

stay at a constant level

change unpredictably

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Global average temperature __________ when energy absorbed by the surface increases.

decreases

increases

stabilizes

fluctuates

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

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