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Global Climate
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As the water vapour cools in the atmosphere, it condenses and forms these.
What are clouds?
100
An area with a small, localized climate variations that differ from the larger climate area around it.
What is a microclimate?
100
The periods when warming occurs
What is an interglacial period?
200
As more and more water vapour condenses in the clouds, the clouds become over saturated with moisture and this is the result.
What is precipitation?
200
The hemisphere of the Earth with a larger percentage covered by water.
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
200
A glacier gets smaller in size
What is retreating or receding?
300
Have a moderating effect on atmospheric temperatures and the climate of the nearby region
What are large bodies of water?
300
A severe type of storm that starts out as a thunderstorm over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
300
As the concentration of carbon dioxide and other gases increase, heat cannot escape from the atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
400
The ability of a material to absorb heat
What is heat capacity?
400
A period of global cooling occurs, the temperature declines and ice begins to accumulate
What is a glacial period?
400
The increase in fresh water in the oceans will decrease this
What is salt concentration or salinity?
500
The specific heat capacity of water.
What is 4.19?
500
The last great expanse of ice sheets occurred.
What is 10 000 years ago?
500
Floating ice sheets
What is an ice shelf?
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