The Seasons
Biomes of the World
Changes in Climate
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Northern Hemisphere has warmer temperatures and longer days; Southern Hemisphere has colder temperatures and colder days.
What is Summer
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The three main climate zones are determined by this
What is latitude
100
Much of the Earth was covered in ice during this period
What is the Ice Age
200
Southern Hemisphere has higher temperatures and longer days; Northern Hemisphere has lower temperatures and shorter days.
What is Winter
200
These biomes consist of a polar climate
What are Tundra and Taiga
200
The Yugoslavian scientist who said that changes in the Earth's orbit and in the tilt of the axis caused the ice ages
What is Milutin Milankovitch
300
The latitude that has very little seasonal change
What is the equator
300
These biomes consist of a tropical climate
What is Tropical Rain Forest, Tropical Savanna, Tropical Desert
300
This natural catastrophe can affect global climate with dust, ash, and smoke
What is volcano eruption
400
The angle of the Earth's tilt at its axis
What is 23.5 degrees
400
Name two biomes of the temperate zone
What is Temperate Forest, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Desert, Chaparral
400
The name of the volcano that erupted in the United States in 1980
What is Mount St. Helens
500
The Earth's tilt determines the seasons and this
What is the length of the day in a particular area
500
This climate zone has the coldest average temperatures of all the climate zones
What is Polar
500
The gradual increase in the average global temperature
What is global warming
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