1. As temperatures increase, snow cover decreases. The reduction of snow cover causes --------- light to be reflected into space. The temperature of the atmosphere --------- causing rainstorms to be ------------ severe.
2. Which of the following describes a way climate change makes droughts more extreme? Choose the three correct answers.
A. storms increase in energy
B. increased snowmelt
C. increased evaporation
D. rain instead of snowfall
3. Which type of fresh water is at risk of increased salinity as Earth warms?
A. coastal lakes
B. glaciers
C. snowpacks
D. mountain streams
1. As temperatures increase, snow cover decreases. The reduction of snow cover causes less light to be reflected into space. The temperature of the atmosphere increases causing rainstorms to be more severe.
2. A, C, D
3. A. coastal lakes.
This summer, Vanessa has been selling lemonade for $5 per cup. If Vanessa has sold 45 cups so far, how much money has she made?
A cold glass of lemonade.
Vanessa has made $225.
Explanation:
If she sold 45 cups at $5 per cup, you can find the total by multiplying:
$5/cup x 45 cups = $225
Alina has 300 mL of water in her water bottle.
She needs to share it with 5 other students so that all 6 of them have the same amount.
How much should each student have?
Each student should have 50 mL of water.
Explanation:
To find out how much water each student should have, divide the total amount of water (300 mL) by the number of students (6):
300 mL ÷ 6 = 50 mL
So each student should have 50 mL of water.
Find 7,224 ÷ 6.
1,204
Explanation:
When you divide 7,224 by 6, you get:
1,204
Round 591,349 to the nearest hundred.
591,300
Choose all the number sentences that have a difference less than 5,465.
A) 18,054 – 13,540
B) 12,560 – 6,545
C) 345,678 – 342,751
D) 19,243 – 8,917
E) 21,389 – 15,245