changing climate (science reviewer 3rdquarter)

Question 1

What are the factors affecting climate

Answer 1

1. Altitude
2. Latitude
   3.Topography
   4.Global wind Patterns

Question 2

The height of an area above sea level.

Answer 2

Altitude

Question 3

The location of a place with the equator as a reference point.

Answer 3

Latitude.

Question 4

the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area, including the land and water features present in a region.

Answer 4

Topography

Question 5

the places just above and below the equator.

Answer 5

Equatorial Region

Question 6

The places beyond the topic regions.

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Temperate regions

Question 7

Places at the topmost and bottommost part of the earth where the sun’s heat is at its lowest angles passing through a thicker layer of atmosphere.

Answer 7

Polar Regions in the Artic Circle

Question 8

3 Northern hemisphere

Answer 8

a. northern polar easterlies
- northern polar front
b. prevailing westerlies
- horse latitude
c. Northeast trade winds

Question 9

3 southern

Answer 9

a. southern polar easterlies
-southern polar front
b. southern westerlies
- variables of Capricorn
c. southeast trade winds

Question 10

are unusual occurrences that pertaining to worldwide climate conditions.

Answer 10

Global Climate Phenomenon

Question 11

List global climate phenomenon

Answer 11

1. Enso
   2.Drought
   3.Global warming
   4.Climate change

Question 12

A natural earth process wherein certian gasses in the atmosphere called (blank) traps the escaping heat from the earth and radiates it back to the earth’s surface.

Answer 12

Greenhouse effect

Question 13

The gradual increase in global temperatures caused by the emission of gasses that trap the sun’s heat in the earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 13

Global warming

Question 14

insufficiency of precipitation for a long period of time which may last for months or one season.

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Drought

Question 15

The coherent and sometimes very strong year-to year variations in sea-surface temperatures ,convective rainfall, surface air pressure, and atmospheric circulation that occur across the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Answer 15

ENSO

Question 16

the above- averages sea surfaces temperetures that periodically develop across the east-central equatorial PacifIc.

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El Nino (ennye yung n sa gitna)

Question 17

Theperiodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures that perodically develop across the east-central equatorial.

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La Nina (ennye yung n na sa gitna)

Question 18

a change in the average weather that a given region experiences.

Answer 18

Climate change

Question 19

changes in the climate of the earth as a whole.

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Global climate change

Question 20

the intensity of changes in global climate depends on amount of gasses emitted naturally and man-caused.

Answer 20

Climate Change

Question 21

is heat that i s generated within the earth.

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geothermal energy

Question 22

geothermal comes from the Greek words geo, meaning (blank), and therme meaning (blank)

Answer 22

earth, heat

Question 23

extremely hot molten rock

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magma

Question 24

the magma exist in the mantle and lower crust sometimes bubbles to the surface as ______

Answer 24

Lava

Question 25

the earth's core lies almost ________ beneath the earth's surface.

Answer 25

4000 miles

Question 26

non contact energy

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radiation

Question 27

Most of the geothermal activity in the world occurs in an area known as

Answer 27

Ring of fire

Question 28

is a renewable energy source because the water is replenished by rainfall, anf heat is continuously produced by earth

Answer 28

geothermal energy

Question 29

is obtained from pokets of heat about 150 degree C (302 F)

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LOW TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Question 30

LOCATED AT 60-90 DEGRESS LATITUDE IN NORTHEN HEMISPHERES FROM THE EAST AND NORTH.

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NORTHEN POLAR EASTERLIES

Question 31

BETWEEN THE POLAR EASTERLIES AND THE WESTERLIES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

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NORTHEN POLAR FRONT

Question 32

Blow from the west toward the north.

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prevailing westerlies

Question 33

where the westerlies meet the trade winds at about 30 degrees.

Answer 33

horse latitude

Question 34

are located at 60-90 degrees latitude in southern hemispheres from east to south

Answer 34

southern polar easterlies

Question 35

between polar easterlies and the westerlies in the southern hemisphere

Answer 35

southern polar front

Question 36

somewhat of south Africa and tend to be stronger than northern westerlies

Answer 36

Southern westerlies

Question 37

blow from the southeast toward the equator.

Answer 37

southeast trade winds

Question 38

forms when southeast and northeast trade winds coverage in a low pressure zone, near the equator.

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Doldrums(Intertropical convergence zone)

Question 39

true or false? it is essential to regulate the temperature on earth to sustain life

Answer 39

true

Question 40

give 6 greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming

Answer 40

1,water vapor 2. Carbon dioxide 3. methane 4. nitrous oxides 5.chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) 6.Halocarbons(the replacements for cfcs)

Question 41

give 3 la nina

Answer 41

greater rainfall in the west 2. greater instances of tornadoes 3. move favorable conditions for hurricanes.

Question 42

give 3 el nino

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drier than average periods 2.above average precipitation 3. mild winter temperatures

Question 43

list all of Activities of man that affects climate change

Answer 43

1.burning of fossil fuels 2. deforestation 3. kaingin system 4. use of chlorofluorocarbon 5. man-caused pollutions