Why is the ozone layer important?

It protects us from the sun's radiation.

What is climate change?

A change in global or regional climate patterns

Which of the following is an example of climate?

The average temperature in Baltimore over the last 50 years

What allows the Earth to have seasons?

The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun

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1
Why is the ozone layer important?
It divides the biosphere into ecosystems.
It releases oxygen into the atmosphere.
It creates new rain forests.
It protects us from the sun's radiation.
2
What causes night and day?
The revolution of the Earth
The rotation of the Earth
The rotation of the Sun
The revolution of the Sun
3
What is climate change?
A sudden change in conditions like temperature or rainfall
Increase in the overall temp of the earth's atmosphere
A seasonal weather change
A change in global or regional climate patterns
4
What does earth's rotation on its axis cause?
Weather
Day and night
Seasons
Months
5
What Is the Primary Source of Energy for Earth's Climate system?
The Sun
Interior heat from the Earth's Core
Electricity Generating Power Plants
Oil & Gas
6
Which is NOT part of our solar system ?
comets
asteroids
the moons around jupiter
stars that are not the sun
7
Which of the following is an example of climate?
A snow storm in Toronto
A foggy day in San Francisco
A rainy day in New York
The average temperature in Baltimore over the last 50 years
8
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Geomorphic processes
Faulting
Folding
Convection currents
9
What time of day will your shadow be the shortest?
12pm
midnight
4pm
7am
10
In what type of rock are fossils formed?
sedimentary rock
lava rock
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
11
The closer you are to the equator, the _______ the climate
Colder
Warmer
12
How long does it take the moon to complete one full orbit of the Earth?
1 month
1 week
1 year
1 day
13
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
37
3
> 40,000,000,000
14
What allows the Earth to have seasons?
The speed of the Earth's orbit
How close/far away the Earth is from the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun
The position of the Moon relative to the Earth
15
What causes changes in the weather?
Water evaporates
Air masses move and meet
The air gets more humid
Clouds form

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