Vocabulary
A term that refers to any significant change in climate patterns for an extended period of time.
What is climate change?
It is the chemical formula for water.
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
H2O, O2
What type of climate does Greece and Italy have?
Mediterranean
What does Maritime mean?
What does continental polar mean?
Wet, or formed over water
dry and cold
Where do hurricanes form? Hint: temperature must be included in your answer
Over warm oceans
What is a front?
the place where two air masses meet
Warm air ______ and cold air _______
rises, sinks
Which type of climate has four seasons? What type of climate has dry, warm air? Which type has low temperatures year round?
Temperate, arid, polar
A build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
What is cause of global warming?
True or false - air masses and clouds are the same thing
false
The heating of the Earth's atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect.
What is global warming?
The gas that is absorbed by trees.
What is CO2?
Looks at measurements for 30 years or more.
What is climate?
What does continental mean?
What does polar mean?
Dry or forms over land, cold
Burning these is the greatest contributor to greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere.
What are fossil fuels?
The layer of gases which surround earth.
What is atmosphere?
True or false - water vapor is a greenhouse gas
True or false - ozone is a greenhouse gas
true, true
True or false - climate change is a natural process
true
What domain and kingdom is the only kingdom that absorbs (breathes) CO2?
Eukarya, Plantae
What are the three fossil fuels? Which one do we use to power our cars?
Coal, oil, and natural gas
What Domain and kingdom is Zooanthellae in?
Eukarya, Protista
List all 6 greenhouse gases
What is water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, CFC's, Ozone
What is it called (vocab) when a mountain range impacts the climate on the leeward side of the mountain, making it dry and warm?
What continent is the Amazon rainforest located in?
What continent are the cascade mountains in?
South America, North America
1. Coral is an animal - true or false
2. How long does it take for a coral to DIE when exposed to overly warm water?
true, 8 weeks