Climate Change/Greenhouse gaases

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________________.

__________winds are those that usually blow in one direction in a region

Effects of global warming include: drought and desertification.

A temperate continental climate with short cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters is the

What is the climate region that has the microclimates: arid and semiarid?

What is the trapping of energy from the sun by gases in Earth's atmosphere?

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a

Pushing carbon dioxide into the ocean as a method of carbon capture is now illegal because it causes what effect?

The main factors that affect an area’s temperature are prevailing winds and mountains.

Most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was released by human beings burning methane.

_____are sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

The sun’s rays are least direct

What is the super-continent from 200 million years ago called?

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

Which of these is a cause of climate change?

Recently, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has...

What is the climate region that has the microclimates: tropical wet and tropical wet-and-dry?

The factors that affect _____are prevailing winds, presence of mountains, and seasonal winds.

Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of __________ on the surface of the sun.

Many mountainous areas have ____climates than the lower areas around them.

Changes in the direction and angle of Earth’s axis affect the severity of ____ .

Much of the west coasts of North America, South America, and Europe have _____climates.

Scientists believe ancient organisms similar to current organisms needed the same environments

Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called

Melting glaciers are causing to land to rise around the world.

Streams of water called ocean currents move warm or cold water, effecting nearby land.

One way to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is...

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________________.

Other than the burning of fossil fuels, what human activity is responsible for increasing the carbon dioxide?

Humid subtropical, marine west coast, and Mediterranean are three kinds of dry climates.

Scientists classify daily weather according to temperature, precipitation, and vegetation.

Between the tropical zones and the polar zones are the temperate zones

Which is not a greenhouse gas?

Melting glaciers are causing the land to rise around the world.

Many human activities are increasing the level of the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere.

Rain shadows are forests in which plenty of rain falls all year.

The greenhouse effect is necessary to keep Earth’s surface warm.

Effects of global warming include: drought and desertification.

Oceans make the temperatures of nearby land more extreme.

Changes in climate occur slowly, but the consequences of such changes are great.

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

Another effect of global warming is changes to ecosystems in the biosphere.

The ________ is the coldest climate region and includes the tundra and ice cap climates.

areas near the _______________ have warmer climates because the sun's rays hit more directly

Climates are classified by two major factors:

The greenhouse effect is necessary to keep Earth warm and support most life.

Changes in climate occur slowly, but the consequences of such changes are great.

Temp. falls as altitude increases, so ____climate regions are colder than surrounding ones.

____is affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents.

One cause of rising global temperatures is increasing levels of_____.

Which is not an effect of climate change?

Temperate continental climates have cold winters and warm summers.

Areas near the ______have warmer climates because the sun’s rays hit more directly there.

The most abundant greenhouse gas is ______.

Being more energy-efficient will help limit radiation of heat back to space as infrared waves.

Daily weather, amount of sunlight, and the pattern of seasons vary according to

Which is not a naturally occurring source of climate change?

What is global warming?

During each ice age, huge sheets of ice called aerosols covered large parts of Earth’s surface.

The average temperature of the atmosphere has...

The movements of _____ over time affected the global patterns of winds and ocean currents.

Severe droughts cause some lands to become deserts, and can lead to food shortages.

Which is an effect of climate change?

The most abundant greenhouse gas is ______.

Severe droughts cause some lands to become deserts, and can lead to food shortages.

Temperate continental climates are found only on continents in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the Southern Hemisphere there are no land areas at the right latitude for polar climates.

Climate is the avg. year-after-year conditions of temp., precip., wind, and clouds in an area.

Earth’s climate has not been affected by the angle of Earth’s axis and orbit around the sun.