Climate
Aerosol
Greenhouse Gases
Fossil Fuels
100
No matter where you live, the weather changes every day. What are some factors that cause this?
What is climate/latitude/altitude/distance form large body of water/or ocean currents?
100
Tropical rainy,dry,temperate marine, temperate continental polar, and highlands climate are the____________
What are the six main climate regions?
100
Was a large land mass a long time ago, and now it is separated.
What is Pangaea
200
What are the three types of temperature zones?
What is polar zones/temperate zones/tropical zones?
200
The humid subtropical, the marine west coast, and the Mediterranean are all part of the _______
What is temperate marine climate?
300
What are the two main types of climate?
What is continental climates/marine climates
300
The semiarid and arid areas belong to the _____
What is dry climate?
300
_____ are solid particles or liquid drops in gas.
What is aerosols?
400
What factors affect precipitation?
What is Prevailing winds/mountain ranges/or seasonal winds?
400
Scientist classify climates according to two major factors: temperature and precipitation.
How do scientist classify climates?
400
Possible explanations for major climate change include movement of the continents, variations in the position of Earth relative to the sun, major volcanic eruptions, and changes in the sun's energy output.
What natural factor can cause climate change?
500
By the time the air has moved over the mountains, it has lost much of its water vapor, so it's cool and dry. The land on the ______ side of the mountains--downside--is in a rain shadow. Little rain falls there.
What is leeward?
500
In studying ancient climates, scientists follow an important principle: If plants or animals today need certain conditions to live, then similar plants and animals in the past also required those conditions.
How do scientists study ancient climates?
500
The effects of global warming include melting glaciers, rising see level, drought, desertification, changes to the biosphere, and regional changes in temperature.Global warming is part of a larger set of changes to Earth's climate that together are called climate change.
What is human activities affecting Earth's climate?
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