Climate
How hot or dry a place is.
What is climate?
The primary source of light and heat for the planet Earth.
What is the sun?
The warmest part of the Earth.
What is the equator?
The gradual increase of greenhouse gases and a rise in the global temperature.
What is global warming?
Short-term increases or decreases in an area's temperature and humidity.
What is weather?
The layer of gases which surround the planet Earth.
What is the Atmosphere?
How far north or south a region is.
What is latitude?
Burning this fuel source increases carbon emissions.
What are fossil fuels?
Methane, CO2, and nitrous oxide.
What are Greenhouse Gases?
The water bodies of the planet Earth.
What is the Hydrosphere?
How high or low a region is.
What is elevation?
A meeting in France where all countries agreed to reduce carbon emissions.
What is the Paris Accord?
The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere.
What is the Greenhouse effect?
The landmasses of the Earth.
What is the Lithosphere?
These areas have a more moderate and consistent climate.
What is proximity to large bodies of water?
The loss of colour in ocean coral due to increasing water temperatures.
What is Coral Bleaching?
The reflection of light and heat by clouds and ice.
What is the Albedo effect?
All living matter on Earth, including plants and animals.
What is the Biosphere?
A place that is highly populated vs one that has a small population and lots of farmland.
What is Urban and Rural?
This glacier in Alaska has retreated 11km and thinned by 800m.
What is the Muir Glacier?