Environmental systems unit 8 pt. 3
a change in air pressure, wind patterns, ocean currents, and ocean temperature
El nino
____ are good for studying past climates because of the air trapped inside
Ice cores
_____ are good for studying past climates because of the pollen trapped inside
Sediments
caused by humans
anthropogenic
the average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time
climate
a long-term change in a region's precipitation and temperature
climate change
The polar icecaps____ global temperature
decrease
the rising of the overall global temperature
global warming
the trapping of heat that reradiates form the surface of the earth
greenhouse effect
A decrease of Amazon rain forests can lead to an ______ in regional temperatures
increase
The closer you are to the equator, temperatures
increase
an increased in greenhouse gases can lead to an ____ in temperature
increase
the study of climate throughout all of earth's history
paleoclimatology
a pattern of movement where less-salty water moves at the top of the ocean's surface and cold, salty water moves at the depths of the ocean
thermocline circulation
the average atmospheric conditions over a short period of time
weather
In the last 100 years, the global temperature has increased ____ *C
0.85
up to _____% of glaciers are retreating.
70
