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Ch. 4 Climate
study for ch. 4 quiz over climate and climate change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds,and clouds in an area called? | climate |
| What causes the seasons? | the tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun |
| What 2 factors are used to classify climates? | temperature and precipitation |
| What climate zones lie between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes? | temperate zones |
| What climate region receives less than 25 centimeters of rain each year? | desert |
| What climate region has permafrost, mosses, lichens, and wildflowers? | tundra |
| What temperature zone lies between the tropical and polar zones? | temperate |
| Because Earth's axis is ______________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times. | tilted |
| What are the tropical grasslands called that are found in the tropical wet-and-dry climate region? | savannas |
| In what climate region do trees not grow, has short, cool summers, and bitterly cold winters? | tundra |
| What cool climate is found at the tops of mountains and is surrounded by other climate regions? | highlands |
| What are forests in which plenty of rain falls all year called? | rain forests |
| What major climate region has the sub-climates of tundra and ice cap? | polar |
| What is the gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere called? | global warming |
| What in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane, traps energy? | greenhouse gases |
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