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(04.07 HC)Read the following case study:Microscopic, aquatic plants called phytoplankton are another way that ocean ecosystems absorb carbon dioxide emissions. Phytoplankton float with currents, consuming carbon dioxide as they grow. They are at the base of the ocean’s food chain, eaten by tiny animals called zooplankton that are then consumed by larger species. When phytoplankton and zooplankton die, they may sink to the ocean floor, taking the carbon stored in their bodies with them.As ocean currents change, however, the layers of surface water that have the right mix of sunlight, temperature, and nutrients for phytoplankton to thrive are changing as well. In the Northern Hemisphere, there is a declining trend in phytoplankton. In the Arctic, however, phytoplankton may be increasing due to climate change. The NASA-sponsored expedition in 2010 and 2011 found unprecedented phytoplankton blooms under about three feet (a meter) of sea ice off Alaska. Scientists think this unusually thin ice allows sunlight to filter down to the water, catalyzing plant blooms where they had never been observed before.(Source: climate.nasa.gov)Which statement best explains how the global changes in the case study could impact humans?

(04.05 HC)The graph shows how much sea levels changed from about 1870 to 2018. Items with pluses (+) are factors that caused ice to melt and sea levels to increase globally, while minuses (−) are variables that caused sea levels to decrease. These items are displayed at the time they were affecting sea level.© 2021 NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterWhich factor led to an increase in sea levels between 1900 and 1920?

(04.05 MC)Arctic sea ice melts back during the summer and grows, or “recovers,” during winter. The maximum amount of ice (ice extent) is usually reached in March. The graph below shows the amount of Arctic sea ice every September since 1984.© 2021 NSIDC/NASAAt what point in the data is global warming evident by Arctic ice melting?

(04.02 MC)The graph below shows the annual ocean heat compared to average (represented as 0 joules) from 1955 to 2020.Data Source: © 2022 NOAAIn which of the following years was the ocean heat content anomaly the highest compared to the average?

(04.01 LC)Complete the sentence: ________ affects the angle of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

(05.07 MC)How do you write “we will begin” in Latin?

(05.08 HC)After reading the passage, answer the question based on what you read.Ob caelum saevum, rami villas inveniebant (line 1). Ramos ex villa carro exportare incipies (line 2). Tum, tibi auxilium mittam (line 3). Hodie periculum celeriter removebimus (line 4).In line 4, what is the best translation of removebimus?

(05.06 LC)Which Latin verb best represents the image?Two arguing women

(05.01 LC)Match the English derivative to its definition. Refuge (from fugio, fugere, fugi, fugitus, -a, -um) [Term01] Inventory (from invenio, invenire, inveni, inventus, -a, -um) [Term02] Transmute (from muto, mutare, mutavi, mutatus, -a, -um) [Term03] Ventilator (from ventus, venti m.) [Term04]

(05.03MC)Select the Latin question form that best completes the statement as indicated by the English translation.________ nymphae fugiebant? (From where were the nymphs fleeing?)