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What is causing climate to change faster than ever before?
What is causing climate to change faster than ever before?
How have climates been in the past?
How have climates been in the past?
Climates have always been in a constant state of change.
What has alternated with warm periods over the past 2 million years?
What has alternated with warm periods over the past 2 million years?
How are human impacts affecting climate change?
How are human impacts affecting climate change?
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What happens to glaciers during ice ages?
What happens to glaciers during ice ages?
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How have glaciers behaved over the past 2 million years?
How have glaciers behaved over the past 2 million years?
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What is El Niño?
What is El Niño?
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What are ice ages and warm periods?
What are ice ages and warm periods?
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What does El Niño cause?
What does El Niño cause?
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What is Earth experiencing currently?
What is Earth experiencing currently?
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What is La Niña?
What is La Niña?
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What are seasons?
What are seasons?
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What can changes in climate lead to?
What can changes in climate lead to?
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What is El Nino and how does it affect weather patterns?
What is El Nino and how does it affect weather patterns?
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Study Notes
- Climates have always been in a constant state of change over long periods of time.
- Human impacts are causing climate to change faster than ever before.
- Ice ages have alternated with warm periods over the past 2 million years.
- Glaciers have advanced and retreated during these periods.
- Earth is currently experiencing an interglacial interval.
- Seasons are short-term periods with specific weather conditions caused by regular variations in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns.
- El Niño is a band of anomalously warm ocean temperatures that periodically develops off the western coast of South America.
- El Niño events cause warm water to surge back towards South America, changing weather patterns.
- La Niña is the opposite of El Niño, causing the coast of South America to become unusually cold.
- Changes in climate can lead to violent storms, droughts, and other extreme weather events.
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Test your knowledge on climate and weather patterns with this informative quiz! From the history of ice ages to the impact of human activity on climate change, this quiz covers a range of topics. Learn about El Niño and La Niña, and how changes in climate can lead to extreme weather events. See how much you know about the world's climates and seasons by taking this quiz now!