Chapter 21 - Climate And Climate Change Flashcards
What’s a city being a few degrees warmer than the surrounding region an example of?
A microclimate
What affects the average temperature of a location?
Elevation
What is a specialist that provides data research on climate change called?
A climatologist
Where is the North Pole tilted during summer in the northern hemisphere?
To the sun
What boundaries are 23.5 degrees from the poles?
The Arctic and Antarctica
Where do citrus and olive trees grow best?
In a temperate marine climate
Who studies ice cores from a deep glacier?
Climatologists
What are big chunks of ice that break off of continental glaciers and float in the oceans?
Icebergs
What scientists believe that there was one major ice age followed by a series of mini ice ages?
Young-earth scientists
________ is to hibernation as ______ is to estivation
Cold; hot
During what period do S. America, Mexico, and the SW US receive flooding rains?
ENSO
What can lower the earth’s average temp for a year or more?
Volcano eruptions
What can increased sunspot activity cause?
Global warming
The earth’s average temp has increased .5-.8 degrees C over the last how many years?
50
What have been studied to determine how CO2 levels have changed over the last decades?
Ice cores
What describes the average weather over a long period of time?
Climate
What is it called when the sun is straight over the Tropic of Capricorn?
Summer solstice
What are seasonal winds that bring rainy weather to SE Asia?
Monsoons
What traps heat from heat from the sun, raising earth’s temp?
The greenhouse hypothesis CO2
WC Australian outback
Dry climate
Slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro
Highland climate
Siberian tundra
Polar climate
Mediterranean coast of Europe
Temperate marine climate
Forests of US Great Lakes region
Temperate continental climate
African Savanna
Tropical rainy climate
When does the sun heat the the earth’s surface most effectively?
When the rays are vertical to earth’s surface
When it’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s ____________ in the northern hemisphere
Winter
There are ______ temperate zones and ______ tropic zone
2;1
The canopy theory has no what support?
Biblical
What would affect average temp and precip?
Climate change
Do old and young earth scientists agree that the earth has experienced climate change in the past?
Yes
Are tree rings showing that average temps are changing?
No
How long have scientists been gathering data on climate?
Less than 2 years
Is polar bear population currently in decline?
No
