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
