Vocab
global warming
what is the rise in earth's average surface temperature?
Continental Climates
what climate has warm summer, cool winters?
Earth's Orbit
What are the changes in Earth's orbit is thought to cause issues with temperature across the globe called?
Ice ages
What are long cold time periods called?
greenhouse gases
what are the gases in the atmosphere?
Micro Climate
What climate has a localized climate that differs from the main regional climate?
Earth's Tilt
What are if the Earth's axis was to tilt further and closer to the sun called?
Interglacial period
deforestation
What is the mass cutting down of forest?
Polar Climate
What climate has tundra, Ice Cap, Highland?
Earth's Wobble
What are would reverse the seasons and tilt the earth another direction called?
el nino
what is the combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Ocean.
Mediterranean Climate
What climate has warm dry summers and cool rainy winters, areas include?
Burning Fossil Fuels
What can coal, oil, and natural burning gas be called?
monsoon
What is the period with below average precipitation?