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This refers to the long term average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area. Show Answer

Climate Back to Board

A small area with climate conditions different from those around it. Show Answer

microclimate Back to Board

In which temperature zone do the sun’s rays hit least directly? Show Answer

polar Back to Board

Generally, climates located farther from the equator have… Warmer ocean currents Lower temperatures More rain Higher relative humidity Show Answer

Lower temperatures Back to Board

Name the four factors that affect temperature Show Answer

Latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents Back to Board

The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean Show Answer

upwelling Back to Board

Which current help keep California coastal climates mild in winter? Show Answer

Davidson current Back to Board

What causes upwelling? Show Answer

Occurs when wind blows surface water away from a coast and cold water rises from the ocean depths. Back to Board

Begins when an unusual pattern of winds form over the Western Pacific Show Answer

El Nino Back to Board

Explain how deep currents form and move in the ocean Show Answer

Deep currents form when dense ocean water near the poles sinks and flows slowly along the ocean floor towards the equator Back to Board

Forests in which large amounts of rain fall year round Show Answer

Rain forest Back to Board

This region is generally cooler and wetter than nearby lowlands; temperature decreasing with altitude. Show Answer

highlands Back to Board

Includes Mediterranean humid subtropical, and marine west coast Includes Mediterranean humid subtropical, and marine west coast. Averages 10 degrees Celsius or above in the warmest month and between -3 and 18 degrees Celsius in the coldest month Show Answer

Temperate Marine Back to Board

What two major factors are used to classify clinates? Show Answer

Temperature and precipitaion Back to Board

What are the six main climate regions? Show Answer

Tropical rainy, dry, temperate marine, temperate continental, polar, and highland Back to Board

The gradual increase in Earth’s temperature Show Answer

Global warming Back to Board

What human actions increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Show Answer

Burning fossil fuels Back to Board

A major cause of ozone depletion is Show Answer

Chlorofluorocarbons Or CFCs Back to Board

Name three things that CFCs are used in Show Answer

Air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosol sprays and cleaners for electronics Back to Board

What are three examples of greenhouse gases? Show Answer

Methane, water vapor and carbon dioxide Back to Board

Prevailing winds and the presence of mountains are the two main factors that affect Show Answer

precipitation Back to Board

Short term changes in climate have been linked to Show Answer

sunspots Back to Board

The south end of Earth’s axis is tilted towards the sun in which month Show Answer

December, January or February Back to Board

Permanently frozen soil found in the tundra Show Answer

permafrost Back to Board

Over millions of years, warm climates have alternated with cold climate periods, or glacial episodes known as Show Answer

Ice ages Back to Board

The "Big Points" Question Show Question

25 10 9 11 12 14 13 8 7 3 2 4 5 15 6 1 17 26 24 27 28 30 29 16 23 18 22 19 20 21 How has the movement of continents caused the Earth’s climate to change? Show Answer

The movement of large masses of lands has affected the patterns of winds and ocean currents which in turn has changed climates Back to Board

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