Climate Station Round

What causes ice ages? 

• changes in Earth’s orbit
• El Niño/Southern Oscillation
• increases in carbon dioxide in the air

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What causes seasons to change?

• monsoons 
• Earth’s tilt on its axis 
• changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit

During El Niño,________ over the Pacific Ocean.

• the trade winds weaken 
• upwelling is greater than normal 
• winds strengthen and push cold water

Interglacials

• Long periods of time with cold temperatures that create glaciers that cover the Earth

• Short periods of time with cold temperatures that create glaciers that cover the Earth

• Warm periods of time between ice ages

• Large Ice sheets that cover the earth

What two things affect long term climate cycles

• Cloud cover and moister levels

• The tilt and orbit of the Earth

• Phases of the moon and wind patterns

• Humidity levels and air pressure

Large bodies of water affect climate because...

• Water keeps the climate cool all year

• Water keeps the climate warm all year

• Water warms up faster than the land and helps to keep climate cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter

• Water warms up slower than the land and helps to keep climate cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter

The long-term weather conditions

• Weather

• Climate

• Global Warming

• Climate Change

Altitude effects climate because

• The Higher a climate is in the troposphere the warmer the climate will be

• The Higher a climate is in the troposphere the colder the climate will be

• The closer to the North or South pole the warmer the climate will be

• The closer to the North or South pole the cooler the climate will be

The vertical movement of water toward the ocean's surface caused by wind

• Density Current

• Surface Current

• Upwelling

Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called

• tundras
• savannas
• deserts
• steppes