Climate and Normals
Causes of Climate
Climate Classification
Natural Climate Change
Human Climate Change
100
The validity of a statement about climate change referencing recent weather.
What is not valid.
100
The three primary causes of climate variation.
What is Latitude, proximity to mountains, and proximity to large bodies of water.
100
The name of the scientist who created the climate classification system we currently use.
Who is Wladimir Koppen
100

A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust and sulfur gases blocking solar radiation has been triggered before by these naturally occurring events.

What is volcanic eruptions.
100

Carbon dioxide and methane are both very efficient at retaining heat and are therefore categorized as this type of gas.

What is a greenhouse gas.
200

Long term weather patterns of a region.

What is climate.
200
The three latitudinal climate zones.
What is the tropics, temperate zones, and polar zones.
200

Our classification system for climates is based on average monthly values of temperature and precipitation as well as one other observational factor.

What is vegetation.
200
Solar activity can also play a role in climate change. This is the name for when the Sun is at it's lowest level of activity.
What is Maunder Minimum.
200

Deforestation intensifies global climate change trends by eliminating vegetation that could complete this process which consumes Carbon dioxide.


What is Photosynthesis.
300

Long term weather patterns of a specific location.

What is normals.

300
These climates vary less due to oceanic influence.
What is Maritime climates.
300
The five major climatic zones in our classification system.
What is Tropical, Dry, Mild, Continental, and Polar.
300

Natural climate change is primarily caused by these three Milankovitch Cycles.

What is Earth's orbit, tilt, and wobble.

300
Melting of the polar ice caps could have many side effects but these two consequences are the primary concern.
What is Sea level rise and Albedo loss.
400

The length of time temperature and precipitation averages are collected to determine climate and normals.

What is 30 years.

400

This effect causes very different climates to occur on the opposite sides of tall mountain ranges.

What is Rain Shadow Effect.

400
This climatic zone is the largest of the five accounting for approximately 30% of Earth's land surface.
What is the Dry climate zone.
400

This natural phenomena will over the next 13,000 years gradually cause the northern hemisphere to experience summer during today’s current winter.


What is Earth's axial wobble.
400

The scientific community has been at 97% consensus on the role on mankind's role in global climate change since this year.

What is 1993.
500

I began collecting data in 1993 to determine the normal at OHS. This is the date my data set will be complete.

What is 2023.

500
The name for the drier side of the mountain experiencing a rain shadow effect.
What is Leeward.
500
This Polar climate sub type can be found at any latitude due to the temperature decrease with increasing altitude in the troposphere.
What is Highland Polar climates.
500

This would need to happen to Earth's tilt in order for Earth to experience warmer and wetter winters along with cooler summers.


What is a decrease in tilt.
500

Temperatures worldwide have shown a drastic upward trend in the past 200 years since this historical revolution.

What is The Industrial Revolution.

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