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Chapter 10 climate

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  • What are 3 major gases in our atmosphere?
    co2, oxygen and nitrogen
  • continental climates are where?
    inland
  • What are the 3 climate zones?
    polar, temperate and tropical
  • When all the continents were close together it was called what?
    pangea
  • What 2 things are climates classified by?
    temp and precip
  • A marine climate is close to what?
    ocean
  • The polar zones are near what?
    the north and south pole
  • the tropical zone is near what?
    equator
  • When glaciers moved through the Earth is was called what?
    The Ice Age
  • Climate is.....
    long term weather patterns
  • Does the marine or continental climate have more extreme differences in temp?
    continental
  • What 4 things affect temperature?
    latitude, altitude, distance from oceans, ocean currents
  • which direction do lines of latitude go?
    east to west
  • Weather is......
    short term, daily
  • What 2 things do temperature changes cause?
    precipitation and evaporation
  • Which climate zone has a mix of cold and hot weather?
    temperate
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