climate change Flashcards

UK annual temprature rainfall and effects

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what are glacial periods

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periods of ice building due to low global temprature. These periods lead to growth of ice caps over the land they are about 100,000 years long. The last glacial period

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Inter glacial periods

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periods of warmer climate that occour between glacial periods. These see the melting of ice caps. They are about 10,000 years long

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ice cores

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glacial retreat

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sea ice

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tree rings

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thermometrs

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pollen anaylsis

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changing seasonal patterns

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rising sea levels

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