The temperatures are generally colder toward the _______.
What is poles
100
This climate zone contains the two sub-climates Desert (hot enough that evaporation takes place) and Semiarid( Not as dry as desert but evaporation still exceeds precipitation)
What is Dry
100
Earth's climate depends on the _____
What is heat budget
100
The type and number of microorganisms living at the surface depend on the ______ water temperature
What is surface
100
As a result of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has __________ since the late 1800s.
What is increased
200
Temperatures are generally colder at _______ elevations
What is higher
200
this sub-climate is hot and very rainy most of the year.
What is Tropical Wet
200
What two things do volcanic eruptions inject into the stratosphere, effecting climate?
What is dust and sulfur dioxide
200
Scientist study glacial ice using ______.
What is oxygen isotope analysis
200
Dry climates cover __ percent of Earth's land surface.
What is 30
300
The leeward side of a mountain range may be ____ than the windward side
What is warmer
300
What are the three sub-climates for the moist-mid latitudes with mild winters climate zone?
What is Humid subtropical, Marine west coast, & Mediterraneana
300
Changes in Earth's temperature may be related to changes in the number of ____________
What is sunspots
300
Old and fossilized trees can provide evidence about?
What is past climates
300
_______ temperature helps to describe how hot or cold a climate is.
What is average
400
Some ocean currents cause _____
What is fog
400
Name the three climate zones
What is Polar, Dry, Humid Tropical, Moist mid-latitude with mild-winters, Moist mid-latitude with severe winters, and Highland
400
Local climates are affected by ____
What is global climates
400
Scientist us the remains of shells in sea-floor sediments to study the ratio of different types of _____ in ocean water
What is oxygen
400
The climate of a location depends on a set of conditions called _______
What is climate controls
500
Vegetation affects how much _______ Earth's surface absorbs and how quickly the surface heats or cools.
What is insolation
500
Name the two sub-climates in the Polar climate zone?
What is Tundra and Icecap
500
What are the four causes of climate change?
What is Earth's motions, plate tectonics, sunspots, and volcanoes
500
Name three places indirect evidence of climate change can be found.
What is soil layers, fossils, pollen, corals, fish bones, stalactites, historical documents, and geological features
500
The shape of Earth's orbit varies with a period of about ______ years