climate
What is weather?
The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is solar energy
energy from the sun
What is the 1st of the 3 major climate zones?
Temperate
What is the greenhouse effect?
It is the process where greenhouse gasses trap heat in the atmosphere
What does climate
It describes the weather conditions over a long period of time
What causes wind
The uneven heating by the sun
What is the 2nd of the 3 major climate zones?
Polar
What is Global Warming?
The effect of the heat getting trapped inside makes the Earth heat up
1 thing that tells climate other than precipitation
temperature
What is Topography
The surface features of an area combined
What is the 3rd of the 3 major climate zones?
Tropical
What is the main way we can stop the greenhouse effect?
Stop putting greenhouse gasses in the air
1 thing that tells climate other than temperature
precipitation
what is elevation
The height if an area above sea level
What was the name of the land when all of the continents were connected?
Pangea
What is a political problem on climate change?
How do we get rid of greenhouse gasses?
What is latitude?
The angular distance in degrees north and south of the equator
what are surface currents
currents on the surface of the Earth
What is an Ice age?
A time when ice covered the northern continents
What are some economic problems from climate change?
Crop failure, Storm damage, Human disease