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What is causing climate to change faster than ever before?
Human impacts
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?
Ice ages
How are human impacts affecting climate change?
Human impacts are causing climate to change faster than ever before.
What happens to glaciers during ice ages?
They advance
How have glaciers behaved over the past 2 million years?
Glaciers have alternately advanced and retreated over the past 2 million years.
What is El Niño?
A band of anomalously warm ocean temperatures
What are ice ages and warm periods?
Ice ages alternate with warm periods.
What does El Niño cause?
Warm water to surge back towards South America
What is Earth experiencing currently?
Earth is currently experiencing an interglacial interval.
What is La Niña?
A band of anomalously cold ocean temperatures
What are seasons?
Seasons are short-term periods with specific weather conditions caused by regular variations in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns.
What can changes in climate lead to?
Violent storms
What is El Nino and how does it affect weather patterns?
El Nino is a band of anomalously warm ocean temperatures that periodically develops off the western coast of South America. El Nino events cause warm water to surge back toward South America, changing weather patterns. The increased convection during El Nino pumps large amounts of heat and moisture into the upper atmosphere, causing dramatic changes in weather.
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.
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!
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