WEATHER & ATMOSPHERE
This weather condition traps cooler air and pollutants near Earth’s surface.
What is a temperature inversion?
This climate event is associated with warmer-than-average Pacific Ocean waters.
What is El Niño?
This process directly contributes to rising global sea levels.
What is glacial or ice cap melting?
This renewable energy source uses moving air to generate electricity.
What is wind energy?
This natural resource supports agriculture, industry, and human survival.
What is water?
This condition is most likely during a temperature inversion in a city.
What is poor air quality or smog accumulation?
This ENSO phase is linked to cooler Pacific Ocean surface temperatures.
What is La Niña?
Ocean currents are important because they help distribute this.
What is heat?
Coal, oil, and natural gas belong to this energy category.
What are non-renewable fossil fuels?
This concept explains how environmental health affects economic stability.
What is interdependence?
Temperature inversions commonly form under these weather conditions.
What are calm, clear nights?
These global patterns are altered by El Niño and La Niña events.
What are weather or precipitation patterns?
Melting glaciers add freshwater to the ocean, which changes this property.
What is salinity or density?
This energy source relies on nuclear fission.
What is nuclear energy?
Overfishing is an example of this environmental and economic problem.
What is resource overuse or unsustainable use?
This geographic feature often increases the likelihood of temperature inversions.
What are mountain valleys?
This region of the U.S. often experiences wetter conditions during El Niño.
What is the southern United States?
This global system links ocean temperature changes to weather patterns.
What is the ocean–atmosphere system or ENSO?
This renewable energy source uses Earth’s internal heat.
What is geothermal energy?
This renewable resource can become depleted if not managed properly.
What are fisheries?
This is the main reason temperature inversions can worsen human health.
What is the trapping of pollutants near the surface?
El Niño and La Niña are examples of this type of ocean–atmosphere interaction.
What is a climate oscillation or ENSO cycle?
This long-term effect of rising ocean temperatures harms marine ecosystems.
What is coral bleaching?
This is a major disadvantage of nuclear energy.
What is radioactive waste?
This is one reason renewable energy is economically important long term.
What is reduced resource depletion or sustainability?