S6 Earth Week 4 Global Climate

vocabulary: __________ the zones that receives the weakest sunlight.

A period where the earth was covered by sheets of ice

What scientific observation is supported by the data Maddie collected?

Huge sheets of ice

9. ______ is the distance above sea level.

Why do scientists think palm trees used to grow in Canada?

vocabulary: __________ the zone that receives the strongest sunlight

In what temperature zone would Vostok, Antarctica most likely fall?

In the last ice age, glaciers ______.

The conditions of the atmosphere at a specific time and place-

To conclude; to figure out from evidence?

“Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont all have cool,humid summers and long, bitterly cold winters.” This describes

24. ___________ refers to the average weather conditions, year after year, in a certain area.

What idea belongs in the blank box?

what is the water cycle

Why will the climate be more temperate if you live along a coastline?

17. _________ fuels the water cycle.

7. ___ are strong, global patterns of winds that occur regularly, and affect climate.

19. Scientists divide the Earth into three temperature zones:

Climate typically changes ______.

The distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees.

Huge sheets of ice, called glaciers, were how thick?

What was the catastrophe that some scientists believe caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?