Climate
Geographical factors
misc.
Climate change
Fossils /rocks
100
Climate takes precipitation and temperature of an area into account over a period of time; whereas, weather is short term
What is the difference between climate and weather?
100
Altitude
What is one geographical factors that affect temperature and precipitation?
100
Where could there be snow in Hawaii?
There would be snow in Hawaii on the tops of mountains.
100
How can volcanic eruptions and impacts of large objects from space change climate?
they can release large amounts of particulates into the atmosphere and subsequently block out the sun's radiant energy causing cooling.
100
What conditions help preserve organisms as fossils?
Original remains and fossils in rocks
200
The characteristic weather conditions in a place over a long period of time.
What is Climate?
200
Ocean Currents
What is one geographical factors that affect temperature and precipitation?
200
What are streams of water that flow through oceans in regular patterns?
Ocean currents
200
Describe some major changes that will occur on Earth due to global warming.
melting of ice sheets, increased temperatures, more precipitation in some areas,, increased flooding, and more intense droughts and storms.
200
If two of the same fossils are found in two separate rock layers, explain the relationship between the two rock layers
They existed during the same period
300
Temperature is one pattern.
What is one major pattern scientists focus on when considering the climate of an area.
300
Nearness to the center of a large landmass.
What is one geographical factor that affect temperature and precipitation.
300
What is one of the major divisions in a system for classifying the climates of different regions based on the characteristics they have in common?
Climate Zone
300
A disturbance of wind patterns and ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean due to unusual heating of the Pacific Ocean.
El Nino
300
The type of dating determining the order of events of rocks by examining the position of rocks relative to one another
relative
400
Precipitation is one pattern
What is one major pattern scientists focus on when considering the climate of an area?
400
Living next to a large body of water
What is one geographical factor that affects temperature and precipitation?
400
What major climate zone are we
moist mid latitude with severe winters
400
In a normal year, are there weak or strong trade winds?
Strong
400
What kind of dating uses the properties of atoms in rocks and other objects to find their ages?
Absolute dating
500
Latitude.
What is the distance from the equator?
500
Wind direction
What is one geographical factor that affects temperature and precipitation?
500
What subclimate zone are we?
Humid continental
500
In the year of El Nino are there strong or weak trade winds?
Weak
500
A limestone bed containing fossils 550 million years old is ____ than a bed of sandstone containing fossils 400 million years old.
older
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