Area of the Earth that receives the most solar radiation, is generally warm year round, and extends between 23.5 degrees south and 23.5 degrees north of the equator
Tropics
100
Study of Earth's climate in order to understand and predict climate change, based on past and present variations in temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather variables.
Climatology
100
Natural heating of Earth's surface by certain atmospheric gases, which helps keep Earth warm enough to sustain life.
Greenhouse Effect
100
Localized climate that differs from the surrounding regional climate.
Microclimate
100
Side of a mountain where the air is drier and the air warms as it descends.
Leeward
200
Area of the Earth that extends between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees north and south of the equator and has moderate temperatures.
Temperate Zone
200
Period of extensive glacial coverage, producing long-term climatic changes, where average global temperatures decreased by 5 degrees Celsius.
Ice Age
200
Urban area where climate is warmer than the surrounding countryside due to factors such as numerous concrete buildings and large expanses of asphalt.
Heat Island
200
Rise in global temperatures which might be due to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide from deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels.
Global Warming
200
Side of a mountain where the climate is wet and cool
Windward
300
Areas of Earth where solar radiation strikes at a low angle, resulting in temperatures that are nearly always cold; extend from 66.5 degrees north and south of the equator to the poles.
Polar Zone
300
Period of very low sun spot activity that occurred between 1645 and 1716 and closely corresponded with a cold climate episode known as the "little ice age"
Maunder Minimum
300
Standard value for a location, including rainfall, wind speed, and temperatures, based on meteorological records compiled for at least 30 years.
Normals
300
Short-term periods with specific weather conditions caused by regular variations in temperature, hours of daylight, and weather patterns due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis
Seasons
300
The Koppen Classification System for climates is based on the mean monthly values of what two weather variables
Temperature and Precipitation
400
A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggered by what event?
Volcanic eruptions
400
True or False: During El Nino, cold ocean currents along the Western coast of South America are replaced by warm waters from the Western Pacific.
True
400
A band of anomalously warm ocean temperatures that occasionally develops off the western coast of South America and can cause short-term climatic changes felt word wide.
El Nino
400
Most scientists agree that global warming is occurring. What do scientists disagree about in regards to global warming?
What is causing it
400
Fall, An ice age, Summer, El Nino. Which one of these is a long-term climate change?
An Ice Age
500
How does deforestation play a role in increasing levels of carbon dioxide?
Cutting down trees reduces photosynthesis resulting in more carbon dioxide remaining in the atmosphere
500
Rising sea levels, increased volcanic activity, expansion of polar ice caps, and decreased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Which one of these could be the result of global warming?
Rising sea levels
500
El Nino develops because of a weakening of which one of the Earth's global wind systems?
Trade Winds
500
Deforestation, El Nino, burning fossil fuels, and industrial emissions. Which one of these phenomenon has not been suggested as a factor in global warming?
El Nino
500
An Ocean Shoreline, A valley, A flat prairie, A large city. Which one of these would not be likely to produce a microclimate?