What are closer to the sun than the poles are and get more solar energy and are more warmed up? Answer with a single words or term.
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Oceans
What are good heat sinks because water can absorbs 5 times more energy than soil? Answer with a single words or term.
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Canada
________ has 15 terrestrial and 5 aquatic ecozones all varying in sizes.
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Animals
________ eat the plants using the stored carbon for their growth and survival.
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Scientists
________ have found that the amount of ice at the poles, in greenland and in glacies around the world is decreasing rapidly.
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Poor
________ growing conditions, trees are stunted due to cold temperatures, short growing seasons, acidic soil, frequent forest fires.
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Large eruptions
________ release huge amounts of gases and volcanic ash into the atmosphere.
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Radiation doesnt
________ require a medium but conduction cant take place without one.
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atmospheric concentration of CO2
The ________ has increased 31 % since 1750 (when it was 280ppm)
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Climatologisits
________ use sophisticated computer programs to model Earths climate.
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Earth
________ has been through 5 major ice ages in the past 2.4 billion years.
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extinction of dinosaurs
What was likely caused by climate change brought on by a large asteroid hitting Earth? Answer with a single words or term.
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Factor
________ controlling the Earths climate system.
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Particles
________ vibrate but dont move to another location.
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IPCC
________ published several small reports and updates on the developments of climate change.
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Blanket of gas
The amount of solar energy hitting the earth doesnt change very quickly. ________ surrounding the Earth.
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sunspot cycle
What is unlikely to cause changes of major climate change? Answer with a single words or term.
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Trees
Multiple Effects. ________ are carbon sinks because they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Ocean
________ absorbs hear and moves it around the globe in currents (determines the Earths climate)
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noticeable effects
One method is temperature anomalies- is a temperature value obtained by comparing the measured temperature to some average temperature. The most ________ are the melting of ice.
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Hydrosphere term references
________ fo all the water in Earths system.
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upward drafts
The ________ are often strong enough to allow large birds like vultures and hawks to soar upwards in circles for hours.
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Past climate
Ice cores. ________ can be predicted by studying the air bubbles trapped in samples of very old ice.
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Section of the Earths crust
________ are called plate which moves up a few centimetres a year.
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Wind
What is the movement of air in the atmosphere as a result of convection currents? Answer with a single words or term.
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