Climate Cycles
Cold periods lasting from hundreds to millions of years.
The rise in earth's average temperature during the past 100 years is called.
What is Global Warming.
An area of low rainfall on the down wind slope of a mountain.
What is a rain shadow.
Tropical Climate has _________ temperature year-round and ____________ Precipitation.
Warm/Hot temps and High precipitation
What two things causes the seasons.
Tilt of earth's Axis and earths revolution.
Changes in the amount of solar energy received at different times of the year.
What is seasons.
Gases in the atmosphere that absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation.
Greenhouse Gases.
The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
Climate.
Polar Climate has _______ temps year round and _________Precipitation.
cold, and low/minimal
A localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area surrounding it.
What is a microclimate.
A wind circulation pattern that changes in direction with the seasons. Often brings heavy rain.
What is a monsoon.
The large-scale cutting and/or burning of forests.
Deforestation.
Warm climates will most likely to be found _________ to the equator.
This climate is know for its warm summers, mild winters, high precipitation, and is humid.
Mild Climate.
Scientist studied the ant mound to create a build that cool itself with out electricity. This is an example of...
What is Biomimicry.
Warm periods that occur during ice ages or between ice ages.
What is interglacials.
What is causing sea levels to rise?
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets.
How does Altitude impact temperature.
the greater the altitude the colder the temperatures.
Dry
Mrs. Delvo has how many siblings?
2. A brother and a sister.
During ice ages what is the likely shape of earth's orbit?
shape of earth's orbit is more circular during ice ages.
Name the three main green house gases.
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Water Vapor.
water takes a lot of energy to heat up or change its temperature. This property is known as.
High Specific Heat.
Continental climate.
When Mrs. Delvo was younger, her dream job was to be...
An olympic figure skater or a spy.