CLIMATE REGULATION AND CHANGE
At higher latitudes, climates become _____. cooler warmer drier wetter
cooler
The seasons by the ocean are _____ than inland areas. more extreme less extreme no different
less extreme
precession
movement of Earth's imaginary, rotating, polar axis
Like the atmosphere, the _____ transports and distributes heat on Earth, helping to regulate climate. mountains beaches ocean
ocean
Blocking atmospheric or oceanic circulation patterns could drastically change climate. True False
True
obliquity
Earth's tilt
Select all of the answers that apply. Scientists think past changes in climate have been caused by _____. Milankovitch cycles air pollution plate tectonics volcanic activity mountain ranges thermohaline circulation
Milankovitch cycles plate tectonics volcanic activity
_____ can alter wind flow and create a rain shadow effect. Beaches Lakes Mountains Oceans
Mountains
Milankovitch cycles
changes in Earth's orbit and tilt that occur every 100,000 years; believed to be responsible for past ice ages
eccentricity
the shape of Earth's orbit about the Sun; can change from a more elliptical to a more circular path and back
thermohaline circulation
water that moves because of its temperature and salt content
upwelling
when wind allows cold dense water to rise from the bottom of the ocean to the surface