climates and zones
currents and climate
climate regions
climate change
100
This refers to long-term average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in the area.
What is climate?
100
these are caused by differences in density of ocean water
What are deep currents caused by?
100
This is a forest in which a large amounts of rain fall each year.
What is a rain forest?
100
this a warm period that have alternated with cold periods
What is an ice age?
200
This is a small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it.
What is a micro climate?
200
this effect water to a depth of several hundred meters
What do surface currents effect?
200
These are tropical grasslands
What is a savanna?
200
This is the increase of temperature in earth's atmosphere.
What is global warming?
300
This is the area near the equator.
What is the tropical zone?
300
this influences the climate of land near the coast.
A surface current warms and cools the air above it, influencing what?
300
these are hot sandy areas or cold and rocky areas
What is a desert?
300
these are gases in the atmosphere that trap energy
What is a greenhouse gas?
400
This extends from about 23.5 degrees north and 66.5 degrees south latitudes
What is a polar zone?
400
This is the movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean.
What is ad upwelling?
400
This is a dry area but still gets enough rainfall for short grasses and bushes
What is a steppe?
400
this is a large area of reduced ozone
What is the ozone layer?
500
this is between tropical zones and polar zones.
What is a temperate zone?
500
this brings ocean organisms, materials, and nutrients
What do upwellings bring?
500
This is a climate region that stretches across northern Canada, Alaska, and Russa.
What is a tundra?
500
this is the major cause of ozone depletion
What are chlorofluorocarbons?
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