Energy and Climate Change
Anticipation Guide
Directions
Before reading the passage, read each statement and circle ​A​ if you agree with it or ​D​ if you disagree
with it. After reading the passage, reread the statements and circle ​A​ if you agree with it or ​D​ if you
disagree with it. If any of your answers changed, explain why.
Before
Reading
Statements
After
Reading
A
D
1. Earth’s climate depends on a balancing act between energy
leaving and energy entering the planet’s systems.
A
D
A
D
2. Weather changes daily, so it’s not impacted by the overall
climate of Earth.
A
D
A
D
3. A main reason for climate change is the amount of energy that
flows in and out of Earth.
A
D
A
D
4. Atmospheric composition of today has been about the same for
around 200 million years.
A
D
A
D
5. Much of the energy budget of Earth relates to the movement and
distribution of that energy through the ocean.
A
D
A
D
6. The majority of the energy that drives processes on Earth is from
the sun.
A
D
A
D
7. Human activity has not made a huge contribution to Earth’s
climate change.
A
D
A
D
8. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human
activity has taken place in the last 150 years.
For any opinions that changed after reading the text, write the statement number and explain why it
changed.
1