Earth Zones
What is the continent on the top of the Earth called?
The North Pole
What causes climate change?
Greenhouse gases
What is weather?
The condition at a particular time and place
Where does Latitude travel?
North to South
What is climate?
The temperature and precipitation over a long period time
What is it called when a long period of cooling in which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions?
The Ice Age
What zone is near the high temperature areas?
The tropical zone
What are the two weather patterns that effects the ocean?
El nino and el nina
What are two ways that humans effect climate change?
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation
What is the imaginary line in the middle of the Earth called?
The equator
Name the three things that climate change can effect.
Humans, animals, and the Earth
What are driven by winds and carry warm water away fro the equator and cool water away from the poles?
Surface currents
Name all the three climate zones.
Temperate, polar, and tropical zone
Name all the greenhouse gases.
Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and nitrous oxide
What is is called when surface features of an area influences the wind patterns and transfer of energy?
Topography