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The Sun and Climate 200 What happens to most of the sun’s energy that reaches Earth?? It is absorbed by Earth’s surface

Water Cycle 200 What does precipitation do after it falls to the earth? It runs over the surface or sinks into the ground.

Potpourri 200 Global warming may occur when what type of gasses increase in the atmosphere? Greenhouse gasses

Potpourri 300 What can be significantly changed by a volcanic eruption? The Temperature

Land + water and the climate 200 The climate of land near the path of an ocean current is affected by what? The current’s temperature

Potpourri 400 A natural event that raises the water temperature near the equator is ? El Nino

The Sun and Climate 300 What does Earth’s ball like shape determine? It determines how much of the sun’s energy a location receives.

The Sun and Climate 100 Earth’s tilt causes the seasonal changes by determining what? How much sunlight reaches a location at different times of the year.

The Sun and Climate 400 The amount of sunlight reaching a location at different times of the year depends on what? The tilt of the Earth

Land + Water and Climate 300 The middle of a very large open area of land will have temperatures that are consistent or vary? VARY

Water Cycle 300 Name three types of precipitation Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

Land + Water and Climate 400 Winds can change the climate of land over which they travel because they carry… Heat energy and water vapor as they travel

Water Cycle 400 Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all what? Precipitation

Land + Water and Climate 500 Tell about the temperature of large bodies of water both day and night. The temperatures are fairly even both day and night.

Potpourri 500 How are Volcanic eruptions and El Nino alike? Both cause lower temperatures which causes other damage.

Land + Water and Climate 100 What area has temperatures that vary greatly throughout the year? Large open area of land

Water Cycle 100 To change from a gas to a liquid is called what? condensation

Water Cycle 500 To change from a liquid to a gas is called what? Evaporation

The sun and climate 500 A places weather conditions over many years is called what? Climate

Potpourri 100 When certain gasses absorb infared radiation from the earth’s warmed surface they cause the… Greenhouse Effect