Climate

During a family discussion, Grandpa explains to Dad the role of oceans in climate change. What does he likely say?

• They produce the majority of greenhouse gases

• They absorb a significant amount of Earth's carbon dioxide

• They reflect sunlight back into space

• They are not affected by climate change

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

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Gas

• El Niño

• Climate

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

• Greenhouse Gas

• Global Warming

• Sunspot

• CFCs

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

• 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

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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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Chlorine compounds that are the main cause of the ozone hole:

• Greenhouse Gas

• CFCs

• Global Warming

• Monsoon

What is climate?

• the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

• cloud cover and temperature

• precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

• weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

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