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Climate changes

About the climate and about its changes

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The year after year conditions of precipitation, temperature, and clouds in an area Climate
What are the seasons caused by The tilt of earth's axis as it revolves around the sun
Climate is classified by what two major factors? Precipitation and temperature
When the northern hemisphere is titled toward the sun what season is it Summer
What are the three climate zones Polar, temperate and tropical
What climate zone receives direct sunlight every year tropical
During an ice age what happens to earth's sea level it lowers because the water is frozen in glaciers
What do scientists use to learn the climate changes of the past tree rings, pollen records, and fossils
Climate changes may be linked to changes in the amount of WHAT the sun emits solar energy
What is the important principle that scientists use to determine ancient climates If an organism today needs certain conditions to live then similar organisms in the past also needed these conditions to live
What is the gradual increase in temperature of the atmosphere called global warming
What is the greenhouse gas people add to the atmosphere by burning wood, oil, natural gas, and coal carbon dioxide
what do CFCs do to the stratosphere they break down the ozone layer located in the stratosphere
the weather pattern that forms in the pacific ocean and brings warm water to the east pacific is known as WHAT El nino
the weather pattern that forms over the pacific oceans and brings cold water to the pacific is known as WHAT La nina
the farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be what type of climate continental
Regions that are part of the arid or semiarid are called WHAT deserts
the type of climate that is cooler and wetter than the lowlands surrounding it is called WHAT Highlands
Tundra and ice cap climates are part of the WHAT zone Polar
These climates are found along the coasts of continents in the temperate zone. Temperate marine
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