Chapter 13 Atmosphere and Climate Change Test

elevated water temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean that causes increased rainfall in the southern part of the United States

• chloroflurocarbons

• climate models

• El Nino

• La Nina

international agreement that seeks to limit CO2 emissions from developed countries

• weather

• global warming

• climate

• Kyoto Protocol

lowered water temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean that affects global weather patterns

• chloroflurocarbons

• climate models

• El Niño

• La Niña

This is described by “It’s hot and sunny today. The temperature is 88°F at 11 a.m.”

• greenhouse gases

• latitude

• weather

• global warming

This is described by “Cool summers, cold winters with lots of snow—about 75 cm of precipitation each year.”

• weather

• global warming

• climate

• Kyoto Protocol

has a strong effect on climate due to the tilt of Earth’s axis

• greenhouse gases

• latitude

• weather

• global warming

complex sets of equations relating concentrations of atmospheric gases, winds, and many other variables

• chloroflurocarbons

• climate models

• El Niño

• La Niña

gases such as carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, and nitrous oxide

• greenhouse gases

• latitude

• weather

• global warming

the increase in Earth’s average surface temperature

• weather

• global warming

• climate

• Kyoto Protocol

compounds that contain chlorine and cause ozone destruction in the upper atmosphere

• chloroflurocarbons

• climate models

• weather

• global warming

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