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Question 1 Pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years is known as _________.

Answer 1 Climate

Question 2 Measure of how far north and south of the equator a place is known as _________.

Answer 2 Latitude

Question 3 How do large bodies of water affect climate?

Answer 3 -They absorb and give off heat. Normally areas near a large body of water are warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Question 4 How do ocean currents affect climate?

Answer 4 -Warm ocean currents begin near the equator. They flow toward the north and south poles and warm the areas as they pass. As they near the poles the currents cool off. Cool currents flow back to the equator cooling the air and climates of nearby lands.

Question 5 When did the most recent ice age begin?

Answer 5 About 2 million years ago

Question 6 People who study the climate are known as ___________.

Answer 6 Climatologists

Question 7 Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is known as ________.

Answer 7 Global warming

Question 8 How do mountains affect climate?

Answer 8   -at the same latitude, the climate is colder in the mountains than at sea level. Thin mountain air has fewer molecules to absorb heat than air near sea level. Therefore mountain air tends to be cooler.

Question 9 How do cities affect climate?

Answer 9 -streets, parking lots, and buildings in large cities absorb the sun’s rays and heat up. Heat is transferred to the air where air pollution traps it. This trapped heat creates what is known as heat-island effect. Temperatures can be 5 degrees Celsius higher in cities.

Question 10 What are the six main climate zones?

Answer 10 -tropical, mild/moderate, dry, continental, polar, high elevation

Question 11 Trapping of the sun’s warmth in a planet’s lower atmosphere by various atmospheric gases is known as ___________.

Answer 11 The greenhouse effect

Question 12 Give an example of short term climatic change.

Answer 12 -Short term: (months to years) meteorite collisions, large volcanic eruptions -Seasonal changes and changes that result from the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere.

Question 13 Give an example of long term climatic change.

Answer 13 Long term: (thousands to millions of years) change in Earth’s orbit or axis, movement of Earth’s plates

Question 14 What is the difference between weather and climate?

Answer 14 Weather can change in just a few hours, climate takes hundreds, even thousands of years to change

Question 15 What are the five main causes of climate on Earth?

Answer 15 Latitude, elevation, ocean/wind currents, closeness to bodies of water, terrain

Question 16 A time when large sheets of ice covered Earth’s surface is known as _____________.

Answer 16 An ice age

Question 17 Why does Earth have seasons?

Answer 17 As the Earth revolves around the sun different parts of the planet are tilted toward the sun. Areas tilted toward the sun get more solar radiation than areas tilted away

Question 18 ______________ can say in our atmosphere for thousands of years.

Answer 18 Greenhouse gases

Question 19 Certain gases in the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

Answer 19 Greenhouse gases.

Question 20 Something that might happen because of global warming is: __________. A melting polar ice caps B more reflected sunlight off the ice pack C lower sea levels D a sale on bathing suits

Answer 20 A melting polar ice caps

Question 21 Period following an ice age where there is a warm, tropical climate is known as _________.

Answer 21 An interglacial period.

Question 22 Things you can do to help decrease global warming include: A Keep your air conditioner on high. B Turn off your lights when you’re not using them. C Keep your freezer door open. D Eat more ice cream

Answer 22 B Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

Question 23 Name two effects of global warming:

Answer 23 Increase in Earth’s temperature EXTREME weather events in both cold & hot climates: Bigger & more frequent hurricanes, tornadoes, Blizzards, Lightning storms, droughts Melting of glaciers- lose freshwater, increase sea level (What happens to land like Florida if sea levels rise?) Plants & animal life will die out

Question 24 What are the greenhouse gases?

Answer 24 N2O- Nitrous Oxide (aka NOS or Nitro) CO2- Carbon dioxide CO- Carbon Monoxide CH4- Methane

Question 25 Name two ways you could help prevent global warming.

Answer 25 Not use a car- bike/walk instead Plant a tree! Plants and trees absorb CO2 from the air naturally Eat less meat Buy locally produced food and items

Final Jeopardy This climate zone: is one of the few climates with 4 different seasons. Hot summers and cold winters are a part of this climate. Parts of Eastern North America make up this climate zone. A wide variety of plants often supports a wide variety of animals including bears, wolves, coyotes, deer, and other smaller mammals. Thousands of birds live in this climate region. What climate zone is this (**hint, it is not one of the main six, but a subgroup, think back to jigsaw)

Final Jeopardy Answer Humid Continental Climate