3/17: Milankovitch Cycles & Solar Radiation
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Select ALL that apply:
Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of glacial and interglacial periods in the past?
changes in sun spots (solar activity)
changes in Earth's Precession (wobble: direction of axis)
changes in Earth's Eccentricity (shape of earth's orbit)
changes in Earth's Obliquity (degree of tilt)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to the data, how many cooling periods occurred during the past 400,000 years?
2
3
4
5
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Changes in the degree of Earth’s tilt (21.5o to 24.5o) as it orbits the Sun is called ___.
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The wobbling of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun is called ___.
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The shape of Earth’s orbit from more circular to ovular occurs due to changes in …
Precession
Eccentricity
Obliquity
Rotation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the period of change in Earth's obliquity?
26,000 years
41,000 years
100,000 years
400,000 years
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the period of change in Earth's eccentricity?
26,000 years
41,000 years
100,000 years
400,000 years
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
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