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Causes of Climate
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Natural causes of climatic change
Types of climates
Extras
100
structure of the land that helps shape climate
What is topographic effects
100
The long-term weather patterns for an area
What is climate
100
the path earth takes around its sun
What is its orbit
100
high temperature and lots of moisture are the main characteristics for this climate
What is tropical
100
The mass removal of trees
What is deforestation
200
how close or far you are from the equator
What is latitude
200
The study of Earth's climate and that factors that cause past, present and future climatic changes
What is Climatology
200
variations in this can vary as much as 22.1 degree to 24.5 degrees while the norm is about 23.5 degrees
What is tilt
200
This climate makes up 30% of the climate on land. It is very hot and dry
What is a dry climate
200
one of the main sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide
What is burning of fossil fuels
300
Giant pockets of air with similar characteristics
What is air masses
300
The data used to describe an area's climate bases on a period of at least 30 years
What is normals
300
this occurs over a 26000 year period when our north star with shift from Polaris to Vega
What is Wobble or precession
300
The type of climate that we find in the kansas with extreme weather pattens and distinct seasons
What is continental
300
trend of rising global temperatures which could have major environmental impacts worldwide
What is global warming
400
The area between 23.5 North and 23.5 south
What is the tropics
400
short-term periods with specific weather conditions caused by regular variations in daylight, temperature and weather patterns
What is seasons
400
When large amounts of dust and aerosols cloud the air from this type of natural disaster
What is a volcano
400
a localized climate of a small area
What is microclimate
400
The natural heating of Earth's surface by certain atmospheric gases which helps keep Earth warm
What is greenhouse effect
500
The area between 23.5 and 66.5 both north and south
What is the temperate zone
500
when warm ocean temperatures develop off the Western coast of South America and replace the normal cooler ocean temperatures
What is El Niño
500
The term used to describe the low number of sunspots occurring between 1645 and 1716
What is Maunder minimum
500
When cities full of concrete have warmer conditions that surrounding areas
What is heat island
500
type of air mass that creates a tropical climate
What is maritime tropical air mass