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Climate Change
"An Inconvenient Truth"
100
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Climate
100
This type of tree loses all of its leaves at the end of the growing season.
Deciduous Tree
100
In this biome you would find... - High temperatures, a rainy season and a dry season - Grass fires that make trees drop their seeds - Animals like the zebra, giraffe, and lion
Tropical Savanna
100
A long period during which ice sheets from the polar zones move towards lower latitudes (we are currently in the end of one).
Ice Age
100
This is the most common greenhouse gas that we talk about and measure in the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
200
Earth's axis is tilted how many degrees?
23.5 degrees
200
In this biome, you would find... - Permafrost - a layer of permanently frozen soil - Nearly 24 hours of daylight in summer and 24 hours of darkness in winter - White animals like the polar bear, snowy owl, or arctic fox
Tundra
200
In this biome you would find... - Warm summers and cold winters - Very fertile soil and lots of farmland - Organisms like tall grasses, buffalo, and prairie dogs
Temperate Grassland
200
The gradual increase in Earth's temperature over time, due to the buildup of gases in the atmosphere.
Global Warming
200
This country is the largest contributor to global warming by producing CO2.
U.S.A.
300
This is the warmest of the 3 climate zones.
Tropical Zone
300
In this biome you would find... - Rocky, nutrient-poor soil - Usually located in small areas near the water - Animals like coyotes and mountain lions
Chaparral
300
In this biome you would find... - Very acidic soil - Mostly evergreen trees called "conifers", like pine, spruce or fir trees - Animals like bears, moose, and rabbits
Taiga
300
The period during an ice age when the ice gets bigger and advances, while sea levels decrease.
Glacial Period
300
Bubbles of atmosphere can tell scientists about temperatures and CO2 levels. Where are these bubbles trapped?
Ice Cores
400
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what season is it there?
Winter
400
In this biome you would find... - Warm summers and cold winters, high rainfall, fertile soil - Some trees that lose their leaves and some trees that are green all year - Animals like the white-tailed deer, red fox, and gray squirrel
Temperate Forest
400
In this biome you would find... - Warm days but very cold nights - Very little rainfall but occasional light snow during the winter - Organisms like cacti, lizards and snakes
Temperate Desert
400
The natural heating process on Earth when built up gases in the atmosphere trap heat at Earth's surface. This process can be both a good thing and a bad thing.
The Greenhouse Effect
400
If the ice in Greenland and Antarctica melts, what will happen to sea levels around the world?
Sea Levels Will Rise
500
This is the name for the dry side of a mountain that doesn't receive much rainfall.
Rain Shadow
500
In this biome you would find... - Very hot days and cooler nights - Very dry conditions - Organisms like cacti, scorpions, and snakes
Tropical Desert
500
In this biome you would find... - Very high temperatures and a lot of rainfall - Tall trees and nutrient-poor soil - Animals like monkeys, tigers, and tree frogs
Tropical Rainforest
500
The warmer period during an ice age when the ice melts and sea levels rise.
Interglacial Period
500
What happens to global CO2 levels each year as the Earth "breathes"?
They Go Up And Down