Earth science ideas click fastest with real practice. This set gives your Grade 6-8 class ninety questions on earth's energy budget, aligned to the same NGSS performance expectation.

The set includes questions like "How does increased greenhouse gas concentration affect Earth's temperature?", "Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?", and "What is the consequence of polar ice melting on Earth’s energy budget?"

What's Inside?

• 30 Multiple Choice questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• 30 True or False questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• 30 Short Answer questions as a separate print ready PDF worksheet
• Includes Answer Key with Explanations for all 90 questions
• 6 print ready PDF files, 25 pages in total

Each worksheet reviews the same core ideas from a different angle. Use them across a week or unit so students see the material three times without it ever feeling repetitive.

Ways to Use This Resource

• No prep cover lesson for a substitute teacher
• First look diagnostic to plan your unit
• Self checking practice, since every answer key includes explanations
• Bell ringers and warm ups during the unit
• Homework or review before a test

This set is part of a NGSS aligned earth science unit. The unit also covers Historical Temperature Data, Ice Core and Proxy Evidence, Climate Models, Human and Natural Causes, Impacts of Warming, and Communicating Climate Science, all in the same three worksheet format, so your classroom routine stays familiar while the topic changes.

Suitable for Grade 6-8 earth science classes, and for review at any point in the school year. This set is aligned to NGSS standard MS-ESS3-5.