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Earth's Climate
Climate,Climate Cycles, Recent Climate Change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is climate? | the long term average weather conditions in a specific region |
| What are the factors that determine a region's climate? | latitude, large bodies of water, urban or rural, altitude |
| Why is the polar region cold? | It receives less solar radiation. |
| Why is the locations near the equator the hottest? | It receives the most solar radiation? |
| When altitude increases what happens? | The temperature drops. |
| What is a rain shadow? | An area of low rainfall on the downward slope of a mountain |
| Climate is classified by precipitation, temperature, and what else? | the native vegetation |
| What is a localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area surrounding it? | Microclimate |
| A Gulf Stream is a what? | a warm ocean current that modifies climate |
| A tall mountain will have a cold, snowy climate because of what? | the altitude |
| The climates along the coast are different from those on land because water has what? | A high solar energy |
| The amount of solar energy per unit of Earth's surface is related to what? | the latitude |
| What are long-lasting, cold periods that have many glaciers and can last for millions of years called? | Ice ages |
| What is an interglacial climate cycle? | The warm period that occur during the ice ages |
| What does the shape of the orbit, tilt of Earth's axis, ocean circulation, and plate tectonics cause? | Earth's long-term climate cycles |
| What is the continental climate type like? | warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation |
| What climate type is warm year-round and has high precipitation? | Tropical |
| What climate type is Louisiana? | Mild |
| What are the characteristics of a dry climate type? | hot summers, cooler winters,and very low precipitation |
| What climate type is cold all year and has minimal precipitation? | Polar |
| Scientists use ice cores, fossilized pollen, growth in rings of trees, and ocean sediments to do what? | Learn about past climates |
| How can climate affect agriculture? | temperature and rainfall help determine what crops grow there |
| how can climate affect architecture? | In permafrost regions houses are out on stilts so the energy doesn't melt the permafrost |
| What are the causes of the short-term climate cycles? | Seasonal changes and the interaction between oceans and the atmosphere |
| Why does Earth have seasons? | It makes one hemisphere get more sunlight and solar radiation |
| In summer monsoons the land has _____ pressure? | low |
| In winter monsoons the land is what? | Dry or in a drought |
| The land is wet and has months of rain in what season? | Summer Monsoons |
| What is a period with below average precipitation? | Drought |
| When a drought and a heat wave occur at the same time it could cause what? | crop damage, water shortages, and lost of food/life |
| What affect does greenhouses gases have on global warming? | It makes Earth warmer. |
| What is an increase in the average temperature of Earth's surface called? | Global Warming |
| When the air approaches a mountain it does what? | loses all its moisture |
| What is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1Kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius? | Specific Heat |
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