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ES-10.6-The Ice Age

ES-10.6-The Ice Age

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
HS-ESS3-5, MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jacob W

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7 Slides • 7 Questions

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Multiple Choice

BELLRINGER:

During the Last Glacial Maximum, Siberia was connected to,

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Antartica

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Argentina

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Alaska

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Arabia

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Ice Age is correct?

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30% of Earth's land was covered by ice during the Ice Age.

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Only 5% of Earth's land was covered by ice during the Ice Age.

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North America had less than 1 million square kilometers glaciated.

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There were over 100 glacial/interglacial cycles identified.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT evidence for multiple glacial advances discovered by scientists in the 19th century?

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Chemical weathering zones

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Warm-climate plant remains between layers

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Ocean floor sediments revealing 100,000-year cycles

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Multiple drift layers

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Open Ended

Compare the extent of glacial ice in the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere and explain why there is a difference.

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Multiple Choice

What are the two fundamental questions that drive research into the causes of ice ages?

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Long-term cooling and short-term cycles

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Plate tectonics and atmospheric changes

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Glacial advances and interglacial periods

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Ocean floor sediments and chemical weathering

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Multiple Choice

During the Ice Age, approximately what percentage of Earth's land was covered by ice?

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10%

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30%

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50%

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70%

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Multiple Choice

Which factors are listed as amplifying the effects of ice ages according to the key takeaways?

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Greenhouse gases

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Reflectivity

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Ocean currents

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All of the above

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BELLRINGER:

During the Last Glacial Maximum, Siberia was connected to,

1

Antartica

2

Argentina

3

Alaska

4

Arabia

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