Chapter 13 Atmosphere and Climate Change

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

• True

• False

The warm climate zone near the equator:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

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The cold climate zone near both poles:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

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The area between the tropical and the polar zones with seasonal climate:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

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The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

• Climate

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

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

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Climate

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

• Windward

• Leeward

• Monsoon

• Sunspots

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Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:

• Sunspots

• Ice Age

• La Niña

• Global Warming

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

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Sunspots

• Global Warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Global Warming

• Sunspots

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