Chapter 14 Climate

Located between the polar zones and the tropics, violent weather changes occur here

Maunder discovered changes in Earth’s climate have coincided with cycles of low activity for?

When its orbit elongates, Earth passes closer to the Sun and climates become

A lowering of global temperatures caused by dust blocking solar radiation can be triggered by

Climate in the southeastern US, summers are warm and muggy, and winters are dry and cool

Climate where precipitation is low, vegetation is scarce, and solar radiation is intense

Climate characterized by constant high temperatures, and lush rain forests 

Climatic changes may be triggered by changes in Earth’s axis and

Each cycle of low activity called the Maunder minimum and closely corresponds to an unusually

Some scientists hypothesize that changes in the angle of Earth’s tilted axis causes

If the global-warming trend continues, the effects on the planet could include

The shape of Earth’s orbit changes over 100,000 yr cycle, becoming more circular, and then more

Scientists hypothesize that an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to an increase in

When its orbit is more circular, Earth is farther from the Sun and its climates becomes