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WorksheetsChapter 13 Climate Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
a)
climate
b)
precipitation
c)
weather
d)
rain shadow
2.
localized climate that is different than the climate of the larger area surrounding it
a)
drought
b)
microclimate
c)
weather
d)
rain shadow
3.
water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
precipitation
d)
rain shadow
4.
area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain
a)
precipitation
b)
climate
c)
specific heat
d)
rain shadow
5.
amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1°C
a)
microclimate
b)
precipitation
c)
rain shadow
d)
specific heat
6.
period with below-average precipitation
a)
ice age
b)
rain shadow
c)
drought
d)
phenomenon
7.
combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Ocean
a)
drought
b)
ice age
c)
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
d)
El Capitan/Northern Oscillation
8.
cold period, lasting hundreds to millions of years, during which glaciers cover much of Earth
a)
drought
b)
ice age
c)
interglacial
d)
monsoon
9.
warm period that occurs during an ice age
a)
drought
b)
ice age
c)
interglacial
d)
monsoon
10.
wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons
a)
drought
b)
ice age
c)
interglacial
d)
monsoon
11.
observable fact or event
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
phenomenon
d)
revolution
12.
action by a celestial body of going around in an orbit or in an elliptical course
a)
ice age
b)
interglacial
c)
phenomenon
d)
revolution
13.
set of complex equations used to predict future climates
a)
deforestation
b)
global climate model
c)
global warming
d)
greenhouse gas
14.
large-scale cutting and/or burning of forests
a)
deforestation
b)
global climate model
c)
global warming
d)
greenhouse gas
15.
rise in Earth’s average surface temperature during the past 100 years
a)
global climate model
b)
deforestation
c)
global warming
d)
greenhouse gas
16.
a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation
a)
greenhouse gas
b)
global warming
c)
global climate model
d)
deforestation
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