Weather vs Climate
Weather's changing timeline is ___________
Short Term
These can tell you how old a tree is
Tree Rings
A giant mountain sized chunk of ice is called ________
A Glacier
Earth orbits the sun in what shape?
Oval 1x points
Ellipse 2x points
Solar Maximum = _________________________
More sun spots/slightlt higher temperatures on Earth
Climate's changing timeline is ______________
Long Term
Taking a sample of ice and testing it in regards to climate change is called
Ice Core Sampling
Overall, Glaciers are ___________________
Getting smaller
Name for when Earth's orbit gets slightly closer/farther from the sun
Milankovitch Cycle
Sea levels are currently ______________ all across the globe
rising/higher
"A long term pattern trend of weather" is the definition for _______________
Climate
If a tree ring is bigger, that indicates that
It was a wetter year than others
What event coincided with the rise of global temperatures?
America's industrial Revolution
Mr. French's favorite color?
green
Rising sea levels is partially caused by
Melting ice bergs/glaciers/arctic ice
any of these are correct
"The short term state of the atmosphere" is the definition for ________________
Weather
How do they test Ice core samples? (simple explanation)
Look at the gasses.
What year did temperatures start to rise?
around 1830-1850
Anywhere in this range is correct.
When Earth's orbit shift closer to the sun, global temperatures should ___________
Increase
Solar maximums can raise Earth's Temperature by how many degrees?
.1 degree celsius
x2 for putting celsius
The biggest difference between climate and weather is _________________
The time frame of them
Weather (short)
Climate (long)
How old is the oldest tree?
If no one get it exactly, the closest guess gets the points
4,700 years old
Arctic sea ice is decreasing at a rate of what percent per decade?
Closest answer wins
almost 13% per decade
We are currently _________________ the sun in our milankovitch cycle
farther from
Currently, Earth's temperature has risen by
.6 degrees celsius
x2 for writing celsius