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Question 1

what is climate

Answer 1

climate is the long term average of weather conditions

Question 2

what is weather

Answer 2

day to day conditions of the outside world

Question 3

what are the five spheres that affect climate

Answer 3

atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

Question 4

describe what the atmosphere includes:

Answer 4

the air around us

Question 5

what is the biosphere

Answer 5

anything organic

Question 6

what is the hydrosphere

Answer 6

anything that is water

Question 7

what is the cryosphere

Answer 7

water frozen in snow, ice, and glaciers

Question 8

what is the lithosphere

Answer 8

the earths outermost layer

Question 9

What is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location

Answer 9

latitude

Question 10

where is the greatest amount of solar radiation received on earths surface

Answer 10

the equator

Question 11

at a tropical region, what degree s do the sun rays hit earth

Answer 11

90 degrees

Question 12

what degrees do sun rays hit temparate zones

Answer 12

45 degrees

Question 13

what degree do sun rays hit the polar zones

Answer 13

30 degrees

Question 14

what zone do we fall in

Answer 14

the temparate zone

Question 15

marinetime climate

Answer 15

the ocean strongly affects climate

Question 16

continental climate

Answer 16

areas where the ocean has little affect on climate

Question 17

what other factors affect climate

Answer 17

precipitation, mountains, and bodys of water

Question 18

what are some specifics on a windward side of a mountain

Answer 18

cool and wet with a lot of vegetation

Question 19

what is the leeward side of the mountain like

Answer 19

warm and dry, very little vegitation

Question 20

land breeze

Answer 20

air blows from the land to the water

Question 21

sea breeze

Answer 21

air blows from the water to the land`

Question 22

what climate zone is lamar located and vegatation

Answer 22

warm and semi arid and grassland

Question 23

global warming

Answer 23

an increase in the average temperatures of earths near surface air and oceans

Question 24

el nino

Answer 24

warming of the pacific ocean off the coast of south america that occurs ever 3-10 years

Question 25

la nina

Answer 25

occurs when trade winds in the pacific are unusually strong and surface water is colder than usual

Question 26

what are the two changes that earths climate undergoes

Answer 26

seasonal and long term

Question 27

how do seasonal changes occur

Answer 27

as earth revolves around the sun

Question 28

which hemisphere experience summer

Answer 28

the one that’s tilted toward the sun

Question 29

what was the period called when earth was covered in a sheet of ice

Answer 29

ice age

Question 30

how long ago did earths climate reach the current pattern

Answer 30

3000 years ago

Question 31

what are the changes related to earths orbit

Answer 31

the axis, orbit, timing of seasons and earths distance from the sun

Question 32

how do humans impact climate

Answer 32

human activities

Question 33

what is deforestation

Answer 33

clearing a large area of a forest

Question 34

how does deforestation impact climate change

Answer 34

all the Co2 in the cut down trees are released

Question 35

what are two ways the carbon cycle is affected

Answer 35

less Co2 intake by plants, and decaying plants give of Co2