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| the average weather over a period of 30 years |
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| the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place |
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| area of the Earth's surface that gets the most solar radiation |
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| area of the Earth's surface that gets the least amount of solar radiation |
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| areas between the polar zones and the tropics |
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| the leeward side of a mountain range that doesn't get any rain |
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| when heat absorbed by a city's pavement is trapped from escaping by the overhead pollution |
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| the warm current that runs south to north along the eastern coast of the U.S. |
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| the cold current that runs south to north along the western coast of S. America |
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| the cold current that runs north to south along the west coast of the U.S. |
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| changes in the climate due to the Earth's tilt |
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| climate event that involves the equatorial current slowing down or reversing. Causes warm water to build up in the eastern Pacific Ocean |
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| climate event that involves the Pacific equatorial current to speed up. The result is warm water builds up faster in the western Pacific. |
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| natural heating process when certain gases build up in the Earth's atmosphere and trap heat |
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| the effect that the greenhouse effect has done to the Earth |
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| the cutting down or destroying of trees. It slows down the absorption of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) |
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| carbon dioxide and methane |
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| oil, natural gas, and coal |
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| causes of atmospheric solids and liquids |
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1) volcanic eruptions
2) massive amounts of dust from a meteorite collision |
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| (4)causes of climatic change |
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1) atmospheric solids and liquids
2) changes in solar output
3) changes in the Earth's tilt
4) crustal plate movements |
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| (6) factors that determine climate |
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1) latitude - how far away from the equator a location is
2) altitude - how high a location is from sea level
3) large bodies of water - water stabilizes the temperature of nearby land
4) ocean currents - warm or cold currents can affect nearby land
5) rain shadow effect - windward side of mountain is wet and leeward side is dry
6) heat island effect - city temperatures are warmer because of trapped heat (absorbed by concrete and ssphalt) |
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| true or false - in the fall, Eastern coast cities are warmer than cities found farther inland at the same latitude |
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| true or false - water cools down faster than land |
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| true or false - during El Nino years, there is more precipitation than normal along the west coast of the US |
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| true or false - during La Nina years, there are more droughts than normal in the western U.S. |
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| true or false - the water off of the coast of Peru is colder than normal during El Nino years |
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| true or false - we live in the temperate zone |
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| true or false - the Earth's surface is mostly land |
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