IB ESS HL 6.2.10 Climate data collection Question Bank
Practise IB ESS HL 006.002.010 by applying climate data collection concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB ESS HL 006.002.010 by applying climate data collection concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Figure:Annual global mean temperature anomalies from three organizations
Suggest one reason why there are variations between the published data of the three organizations in Figure: Annual global mean temperature anomalies from three organizations.
may have used different techniques;
may have measured in different places; may have interpreted the data in different ways/take averages differently; Met office have used error bars or range and the others have not; the early data may have come from limited equipment/technology eg pre 1900; [1 max]
Candidates can use bullet-pointed lists in responses where these are appropriate eg for questions using command terms such as state and identify. However, for command terms such as discuss, compare and contrast, explain and evaluate, bullet points alone, without any evidence of a developed, logical line of reasoning, could gain no credit for EoI.