Earth's Climate

Which of the following is a similarity between the tundra and the desert?

• low temperatures

• high temperatures

• low precipitation levels

• permanently frozen ground

Which of the following aspects of a rainforest allow for such a high biodiversity?

• stable high temperatures year round

• high levels of precipitation year round

• both high,stable temps and precipitation year round

• neither high temperature and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which biome is best represented by this climatograph?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Tropical rainforest

• Grasslands

How can you tell this is a grassland?

• There are 4 Seasons

• There is rain all year

• It is dry all year

• There is a wet and dry season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The place represented by the climatogram can be found in the _____.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What month has the lowest average precipitation in Dublin?

• March

• May

• April

• February

What is an ice sheet?

• a thick layer of ice that covers a large area for short period of time

• a thin layer of ice that covers a small area for a short period of time

• a thick layer of ice that covers a large area for an extended period of time

• the process that leads to ice layers melting into the ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What are the causes of ice ages?

• The causes of ice ages are due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions

• The causes of ice ages include changes in the Earth's orbit, variations in the sun's energy output, and volcanic activity.

• The causes of ice ages are related to the Earth's magnetic field

• The causes of ice ages are caused by changes in ocean currents

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....

• changes unpredictably

• stays at a constant level

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Earth's rising temperature is due to...

• more volcanoes

• more forest fires

• climate change

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5