Weather and atmosphere
Climate & Factors
Global warming
Human Impact & Solutions
Bonus - Weathering & Erosion
100
Short-term changes in the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.
What is weather?
100
he long-term, average weather conditions of a particular region.
What is climate?
100
The rise in Earth's average temperature caused by increasing greenhouse gases.
What is global warming?
100
The process of cutting down trees, which increases CO2 levels.
What is deforestation?
100
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
200
The boundary between two different air masses; cold ones often bring stormy weather.
What is a front?
200
This factor measures distance from the equator and is a major influence on climate.
What is latitude?
200
The primary greenhouse gas contributing to global warming, often released by burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
200
Energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro that can replace coal and oil.
What are renewable energy sources?
200
The process by which weathered rock is moved from one place to another by ice, wind, or water.
What is erosion?
300
The boundary between two different air masses; cold ones often bring stormy weather?
What is a front?
300
A climate zone that is hot and humid year-round.
What is a tropical climate?
300
The trapping of electromagnetic radiation by greenhouse gases, leading to higher temperatures.
What is the greenhouse effect?
300
This happens to ocean ecosystems when they absorb too much CO2, becoming more acidic.
What is ocean acidification?
300
Type of weathering caused by tree roots splitting rocks or animals burrowing.
What is biological (or physical) weathering?
400
Fast-flowing, narrow air currents in the upper atmosphere that influence weather patterns.
What is a jet stream?
400
This effect causes the dry side of a mountain range.
What is a rain shadow?
400
The location where ice melting does not directly cause ocean levels to rise (hint: it's already floating).
What is the Arctic?
400
A "nonrenewable" resource that is the largest contributor to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.
What are fossil fuels (or coal/oil)?
400
Large, slow-moving sheets of ice that create U-shaped valleys.
What are glaciers?
500
Wind moves from areas of high pressure to areas of this type of pressure.
What is low pressure
500
The type of climate influenced by nearby large bodies of water, which keeps temperatures moderate.
What is a maritime climate?
500
- These two massive continental ice sheets are the primary source of global sea level rise when they melt.
- What are Greenland and Antarctica?
500
A "3-word" solution that refers to limiting the use of resources, reducing waste, and reusing materials.
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
500
A fan-shaped landform created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
What is a delta?