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Climate Types Climate Factors Hot or Cold? Tracking Changes 100 200 400 300 400 300 200 400 200 100 500 100
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The sun’s rays hit the surface the least direct (at the greatest angle) in this temperature zone What is the polar zone? Category 1 Question 1
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Also referred to as landlocked climates, these regions typically have colder winters and hotter summers What are continental climates? Category 1 Question 2
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These arid regions get less than 25 cm of rain each year What are deserts? Category 1 Question 3
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Dense forests in which plenty of rain falls year-round What are rainforests? Category 1 Question 4
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A semi-arid region that gets just enough rainfall for short grasses and low bushes to grow What is a steppe? Category 1 Question 5
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Generally speaking, the further you get from this, the lower the temperature will be What is the equator? Category 2 Question 1
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The climate of a region is determined by these two things What are temperature and precipitation? Category 2 Question 2
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Prevailing winds and the presence of mountain ranges are the two main factors that affect this What is precipitation? Category 2 Question 3
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A small area with specific climate conditions that don’t necessarily fit others in the surrounding region What is a microclimate? Category 2 Question 4
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This climate type in the polar zone has temperatures always at or below freezing; the land is covered with ice and snow What are ice caps? Category 2 Question 5
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The gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere What is global warming? Category 3 Question 1
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Gasses in the atmosphere that trap heat What are greenhouse gasses? Category 3 Question 2
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Permanently frozen soil found in the tundra What is permafrost? Category 3 Question 3
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Glacial episodes in which large portions of the planet are covered in ice What are ice ages? Category 3 Question 4
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These are the main cause of ozone depletion What are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)? Category 3 Question 5
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Because this is tilted, most regions on Earth have seasons What is Earth’s axis? Category 4 Question 1
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The south end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in this month (when it’s winter it the Northern Hemisphere) What is December? Category 4 Question 2
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A thin tree ring would indicate that a year was this What is cool or dry? Category 4 Question 3
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Short-term changes in climate have been linked to this activity on the sun (they increase and decrease in 11 year cycles) What are sunspots? Category 4 Question 4
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Category 4 Question 5 For the same type of plants and animals to thrive, this is needed What are similar climate conditions?
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