Climate Change

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased. What would have happened to the energy absorbed by Earth’s surface during this time?

• Stayed the same

• changed unpredictably

• increased

• decreased

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

  When methane decreases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should . . .

• change unpredictably

• stay the same

• increase

• decrease

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Fossil evidence shows less energy entered the Earth system than exited. How might the amount of carbon dioxide have changed to cause this, and how would that have changed the energy absorbed by Earth’s surface?

• Carbon dioxide decreased, so there was less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Carbon dioxide decreased, so there was more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Carbon dioxide increased, so there was more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

• Carbon dioxide increased, so there was less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A scientist says that even if the amount of energy entering the Earth system from the sun doesn’t change, there can still be less energy entering than exiting the Earth system. What could change in the atmosphere that would cause this, and what effect would this have on energy in the Earth system?

• Methane could increase, leading to more energy in the Earth system because more exiting energy would be redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Methane could increase, leading to less energy in the Earth system because more energy from the sun would be redirected (bounced) back toward outer space.

• Methane could decrease, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less exiting energy would be redirected (bounced) back toward Earth.

• Methane could decrease, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less energy would be trapped by gases and held in the atmosphere.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the trend since 1880 that we have observed with temperature?

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is the trend since 1880 that we have observed with ice?

What is the main cause of the phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following gases in the atmosphere contributes to the greenhouse effect?

• Nitrogen

• Helium

• Methane

• Oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What can combat the rapid rate of climate change?

• Increasing greenhouse gas emissions

• Using renewable energy sources

• Deforestation

• Burning more fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

How much has the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased since the Industrial Revolution?

• By half

• By a third

• By two-thirds

• By a quarter

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5