Duplicate of Grade 6 Science: Review for Test on Climate

Deep ocean currents are caused by the difference in density of ocean water, based on salinity.

The ozone hole above Antarctica is expanding.

Fertile soil turning into dust bowls, rising ocean temperatures, and increases in oxygen are __

Surface ocean currents have hot or freezing air above them and influence inland climates.

The Polar Bear climate, located in the tundra, is the coldest climate.

Whitehouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

Factors that influence precipitation include

The long-term, average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds is ___.

Dry climates are arid deserts and have less than 25 km of precipitation per year.

Permafrost is permanently frozen tundra soil.

The Ice Age was a time in the past when the glaciers covered large parts of the Moon's surface.

Global Warming is the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere.

The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean is called upwelling.

The Tropical Zone is located near the North Pole.

What are land and sea breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons?

Melting glaciers and rising sea levels are possible effects of Global Warming.

La Nina is a temporary warm water event in the Pacific Ocean.

A forest in which large amounts of rain fall year round is the ___.

The downwind side of a mountain, where little precipitation falls, is the ___ side.

If it is Spring in the northern hemisphere, it is Fall in the southern hemisphere.

In the tropical wet-dry region, tropical grasslands are called ___.

The side of the mountain that the wind hits first and rain or snow falls is the ___ side.

The Temperate Continental Climate, only found in the Northern Hemisphere, has short summers.

As altitude increases, so does temperature.

La Nina is a temporary cold water event in the Pacific Ocean.

The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet rays.

The Mediterranean Marine Climate has mild winters and summers.

Downwelling brings up a new supply of nutrients to the ocean surface and creates good fishing.

Dry climates are in semi-arid edges of the desert.

The Marine West Coast has mild, rainy winters and summer monsoons.

The Temperate Zone is between the Tropical Zone and the Polar Zone.

Surface ocean currents are mainly driven by global winds.

CFCs are chloroflurocarbons.

The Humid Subtropical Marine Climate is dry and cold.

World Climate Zones are based on latitude.

The Highlands are surrounded by regions colder than them.

CFCs are a major cause of ozone depletion.

CFCs are chemical compounds used in

Latitude is the elevation above sea level.

The Polar Zone is the warmest region.

Surface ocean currents can be ___.

The Green House Effect is the process by which Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy.

Deep mixing machines move and mix water all around the world.

What is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth travels around the sun?

Deep ocean currents are warm.

In the Highlands, temperature decreases as altitude increases.

A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it is ___.

Tropical snowy climates rain year round and have distinct dry and and rainy seasons.

Factors that influence temperature include