Climate

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

• Tropical Zone

• Climate

• El Niño

• La Niña

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Climate

Sea or land breeze over a large region that can bring heavy rain:

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Sunspots

A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Sunspots

• Global Warming

A cold-water event in the Pacific ocean that brings colder than normal winter weather:

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Global Warming

• Sunspots

A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Gas

• El Niño

• Climate

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a major one:

• Greenhouse Gas

• Global Warming

• Sunspot

• CFCs

What is climate?

• weather

• rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• the amount of ice cream available in a city

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• Forest Fires

• South Pole

• North Pole

• the Equator

What causes seasons to change?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Hot and Cold

• Santa Clause