CH 28.3-28.4

Question 1

what is climate

Answer 1

is a long term average of weather conditions

Question 2

what is weather

Answer 2

day to day conditions

Question 3

what are the 5 spheres that make up earths system

Answer 3

atmosphere,biosphere,cryosphere,hydrosphere, lithosphere

Question 4

what is the atmosphere

Answer 4

includes the air around us

Question 5

what is the biosphere

Answer 5

is everything organic

Question 6

what is the hydrosphere

Answer 6

is liquid water

Question 7

what is cryosphere

Answer 7

is frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers

Question 8

what is the lithosphere

Answer 8

Earth’s outermost layer

Question 9

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

Answer 9

latitude

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 earth

Answer 10

at the equator

Question 11

at a tropical region what degrees do the sun rays hit earth

Answer 11

90 degrees

Question 12

in a temperate region at what degrees does the sun rays hit the earth

Answer 12

45 degrees

Question 13

in a polar zone what degrees does the sun rays hit earths surface

Answer 13

30 degrees

Question 14

which zone would we fall in

Answer 14

the temperate zone

Question 15

what other factors determine climate

Answer 15

precipitation, mountains, and water

Question 16

what are some specifics on the windward side of a mountain range

Answer 16

wet and lots of vegetation

Question 17

what are some specifics on the leeward side

Answer 17

little to no vegetation, dry air

Question 18

what is land breeze

Answer 18

air blowing to the water

Question 19

what climate zone is lamar located

Answer 19

warm semi arid, and grassland

Question 20

is the warming if Pacific Ocean off the coast of western South America that occurs every 3 to 10 years

Answer 20

El Nino

Question 21

which occurs when trade winds in the Pacific are unusaully strong and surface water is colder than normal

Answer 21

La Nina

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Global warming

Question 23

what are the 2 changes earths climate undergoes

Answer 23

seasonal changes and long term-changes

Question 24

how do seasonal changes occur

Answer 24

Occurs as Earths revolves around the Sun

Question 25

which hemisphere experiences summer

Answer 25

the one that is titled toward the sun

Question 26

what was the period called when earths surface was covered by a sheet of ice

Answer 26

Ice Age

Question 27

how long ago did the world climate reach its current climate

Answer 27

3,000 years

Question 28

what are the changes related to earths orbit

Answer 28

timing of season, axis rotation,

Question 29

how do humans impact climate

Answer 29

energy consumption, deforestation,factories, agricultural practice

Question 30

what is deforestation

Answer 30

clearing a large areas of forest land

Question 31

how does deforestation impact climate change

Answer 31

trees remove carbon dioxide

Question 32

what are the two ways that the carbon cycle is affected

Answer 32

deforestation and loss of vegetation