Vocabulary
What is Climate?
The Greenhouse Effect
The Effects of Latitude on Climate
Heat Transport in the Biosphere
100
the day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is weather
100
seasons are caused by
What is the tilt of Earth's axis with respect to the sun
100
it is released into the atmosphere when gas, oil, and coal are burned
What is carbon dioxide
100
climate zone receives direct or nearly direct sunlight year-round
What is tropical
100
how surface water is moved
What is by winds
200
climate zone near the equator
What is tropical zone
200
the average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region
What is climate
200
deforestation could be a cause
What is global warming
200
what very few species can adapt to
What is extreme cold
200
what El Nino causes surface temperatures to do
What is increase
300
cold areas where the sun's rays strike Earth at a very low angle
What is polar zones
300
a major influence on climate
What is large bodies of water
300
the three main gases that trap heat energy and maintain Earth's temperature range
What is carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor
300
climate zone that has moderate temperatures
What is temperate
300
causes wind
What is the upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air
400
sit between the polar zones and the trpoics
What is temperate zones
400
the ____ and ____ of landmasses also contribute to global climate patterns
What is shape and elevation
400
if the greenhouse gases were not present in the atmosphere, Earth would be 30 Celsius degrees ____ than it is today
What is cooler
400
the three main climate zones
What is polar, temperate, and tropical
400
when cold water near the poles sinks and then flows parallel to the ocean bottom, eventually rising again in warmer regions
What is upwelling
500
natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
What is greenhouse effect
500
it drives the Earth's weather and helps determine climate
What is sunlight
500
this happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of Earth
What is converted into heat energy and then radiated back into the atmosphere
500
where the polar zones are located
What is around the North and South poles
500
when moist air moves toward the mountains and the warm air is forced upward where it cools forms this
What is rain shadow
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