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100
The condition of the bottom layer of earth's atmosphere at a particular location for a short while.
What is weather?
100
The climate of an area depends on these two factors.
What are elevation and latitude?
100
These weather events are not affected by the relative positions of the sun and the earth.
What are thunderstorms?
100
Animals and plants adapted to warm summers and cold winters would be found in this climate region.
What is a humid continental climate region?
200
The spinning of our planet on its axis.
What is rotation?
200
These two things generally flow from the Equator toward the poles.
What are warm air and warm water?
200
Climate regions are classified mainly on this basis.
What is elevation?
200
The rotation of the earth also affects the direction of "this."
What is wind?
300
In 24 hours, the earth completes one of these.
What is a rotation?
300
Geographers have defined six climate regions of the earth based mainly on these 2 characteristics.
What are temperature and precipitation?
300
These large areas help to distribute the sun's heat.
What are ocean waters?
300
Around the Equator, winds are described as being "this" way.
What is light?
400
The temperature and amount of precipitation of an area over a long time.
What is climate?
400
Trade winds blow steadily towards this imaginary line.
What is the Equator?
400
The climate of coastal areas are usually "this" compared to inland areas at the same latitude.
What is milder?
400
Different forms of "this" fall to the earth from the atmosphere as precipitation.
What is water?
500
During these times in the spring and fall, the nights and days are nearly equal in length.
What are equinoxes?
500
If this phenomenon increased, the world would probably get warmer and start melting the polar ice and raising ocean levels.
What is the greenhouse effect?
500
Some scientists believe "this" is the result of increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is global warming?
500
Name 3 things that are affected by the relative positions of the sun and the earth.
What are the climate, the seasons, and day and night?