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Weather ____________ every day. changes. Weather in any area tends to follow a ____________. pattern. _______________ is the average weather pattern of a region over time. Climate. Climate ___________ from weather. differs. Average temperature and average rainfall, in addition to other weather information, are important parts of _____________. climate. The United States can also be divided into many specific local climate ____________. zones. Climate is closely related to latitude, which is a location's distance north or south of the ________________. equator. Because Earth is shaped like a sphere, areas closer to the equator receive _________ direct energy from the sun than do areas farther from the equator. more. A ___________ is the constant movement of ocean water. current. Ocean currents moderate worldwide ________________ throughout the year. temperatures. Several factors affect ____________ in different places on Earth. climate. Being near an __________ or other large body of water affects climate. ocean. How high in the atmosphere a place is affects its climate. This is called __________________. elevation. Mountains can also affect how wet a climate is. Air cools and loses _________________ as it moves up and over a mountain. moisture

Paragraph 4. Which detail from the article BEST supports the idea that humans contribute to climate change? According to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, things like aerosols — particles that cool the air such as hairsprays or some cleaners — or changes in land use may play important roles in climate change.. . Read the first paragraph of the article.The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time. Climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over longer periods of time.How does this paragraph contribute to the development of the article's central idea? It summarizes the relationship between climate and weather.. Which sentence best captures the central idea?  There are many differences between climate and weather; Scientist are studying climate change because it could affect the people around the world. . "Changing climates could alter forests, crops and water supplies." What does the word alter mean as used in the sentence above? Hint: use context clues To cause change. "There has been particularly accelerated warming during the past 20 years."What does the word accelerated meaning as used in the sentence above? To move more quickly . There is a difference between climate and weather.  True 

What is weather? daily conditions. What do we think of when we hear sunny, rainy, snowy? weather. Climate is...... the weather over a long period. Who studies and measures weather? A meteorologist. The artic climate is..... cold. Wet and hot is tropical climate. In temperate climate it is.... cooler at night and hot during the day. What animals do we find in the forest? all . What vegetation do we find in tundra climate? moss and lichens. In the desert we will find what type of vegetation? cactus. What animals do we find in the grasslands? prairie dogs. How does the alligator use it's environment? It makes holes in the lake to rest. Volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes are all...... natural hazards. What do natural hazards do? change our land and envirnoment. The wearing away of rocks and earth over a long period of time is......... erosion. Where do all livng things interact with each other? In a ecosystem. . Natural disasters cause..... all. How does a Jack Rabbit use plants in an environment? It eats part of the cactus. In a tundra, forest, desert, and grassland ecosystem all living things interact with each other. true

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases: All answers are correct. The Earth's atmosphere acts like a greenhouse that traps heat from the sun: true. Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be: cold. Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide: Earthquake. What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere: Temperature goes up. At what point in human history did global carbon dioxide levels start to rise: The Industrial Revolution. The gradual increase in the temperature is known as ..: Global Warming. How can Global Warming cause sea levels to rise: by melting glaciers and ice caps.. What is climate: The average weather over many years. Which is not going to help reduce out carbon footprint: driving to school

The patterns that weather forms in an area over seasons and years is known as that region's ____________ Climate. There are only two different types of climates found on Earth: tropical and desert False. Climates change very slowly, over hundreds or thousands of years. True. Hundreds of millions of years ago, nearly the whole planet was covered with what? ice. Climatologists get clues about the climate of the past by studying what? There is more than one answer. Glaciers. True or False: Climate on Earth never changes False. Causes of Climate Change are a combination of natural and human forces. A volcanic eruption on Earth causes the temperature to drop. A volcanic eruption can cause a climate change that lasts a few years. Earth is currently experiencing a warming trend. Which of these are fossil fuels? Select all fossil fuels listed. oil. Is the Greenhouse Effect a completely bad thing? no. Through research and data, scientists have found that Earth's temperature has been increasing. What causes the ice bubbles found in samples by scientists? carbon dioxide. True or False: there is less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere now than there has been in the past 650,000 years. False. What are some signs of climate change? Choose all signs on the list. more precipitation overall. What is a glacier? a huge river of ice and snow that moves over land. Another greenhouse gas that is released by the decay of organisms found in glaciers is methane. Oceans cover approximately what percentage of our planet? 75%. As water heats up, the molecules do what?