What are the two major factors used to describe climate?
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How many major types of climate zones are there?
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Plate tectonics, orbital changes, human activity, and volcanic activity.
What are the four causes of climate change?
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A gradual increase in the average global temperature that is due to a higher concentration of gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is global warming?
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Land.
Which heats faster: land or water?
200
Climate is the average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time.
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
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A climate with high temperatures and heavy precipitation (rain).
How can you describe a tropical climate?
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the changing position of the continents changes wind flow and ocean currents around the globe.
How do plate tectonics cause change in climate?
200
AAn increase of only a few degrees worldwide could melt the polar icecaps and raise sea level by adding water to the oceans.
How can climate change impact sea levels?
200
The equatorial belt of low pressure.
What is a doldrum?
300
The surface features of the land.
What is topography?
300
Climate that has an average maximum temperature of 8 degrees C in the coldest month and an average minimum temperature of 10 degrees C in the warmest month.
How can you describe a middle-latitude climate?
300
The combination of changes in the shape of Earth's orbit, changes in Earth's tilt, and the wobble of Earth on its axis.
What is the Milankovitch theory?
300
1) Turning off lights when they are not in use
2) Turning down the heat in winter
3) Reducing air conditioner use in the summer
4) Using public transportation instead of driving
what are three ways that humans can reduce pollution and stop climate change?
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A seasonal wind that blows toward the land in the summer, bringing heavy rains, and that blows away from the land in the winter, bringing dry weather.
What is a monsoon?
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Different latitudes on Earth's surface receive different amounts of solar energy.
How does latitude determine the amount of solar energy received on Earth?
400
A climate that has average temperatures that are near or below freezing.
How can you describe a polar climate?
400
Through emissions and land use (pollution).
How does human activity cause change in climate?
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Plants and animals.
Besides humans, what else are affected by climate change?