Climate Zones and Geography
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The temperate zone has a ______ amount of sunlight due to its moderate angle and distance from the sun.

moderate

Large bodies of water without ______ help moderate extreme temperature.

current

Mountainous regions are ______ than at sea level due to the thin atmosphere.

colder

Cities stay warm due to the ______ effect caused by roads, parking lots and buildings.

<p>heat island</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of the earth's shape affects the amount of sunlight received in the tropical zone.

<p>shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

The heat island effect explains why cities are ______ in winter and summer than rural areas.

<p>warmer</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon is absorbed in a ______ sink.

<p>carbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of breaking down dead plant or animal matter is called ______.

<p>decomposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fossil fuels are formed from ______ containing material of biological origin within the earth’s crust.

<p>hydrocarbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The movement of gas particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called ______.

<p>diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of an animal or plant becoming preserved in a hard petrified form is called ______.

<p>fossilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

The geological process where materials are worn away is called ______.

<p>erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

Peat goes through chemical and physical changes where the ______ is pushed out and only hydrocarbons are left.

<p>oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary ______ which creates petroleum products when heated above 300 degrees.

<p>rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

Bitumen is a dense ______ found in pitch lakes and oil sands.

<p>hydrocarbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thawing of ______ due to global warming releases GHGs like methane and carbon dioxide.

<p>permafrost</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tar sands are loose ______ saturated with bitumen which form from degrading oil deposits.

<p>sandstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Positive feedback loops ______ the output and can only be stopped by an external force outside of the feedback loop.

<p>amplify</p> Signup and view all the answers

Increased evaporation of water leads to an increase in ______ formation and this increases the reflection of light by clouds.

<p>cloud</p> Signup and view all the answers

The melting of ice reveals dark ______ underneath which has low reflectivity and therefore absorbs heat instead of melting it.

<p>water</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ value is the % of light a surface reflects.

<p>albedo</p> Signup and view all the answers

High ______ surfaces reflect more than they absorb, which cools the earth down as heat can escape from the earth.

<p>albedo</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ climate change happens over many different scales.

<p>Macro</p> Signup and view all the answers

The thawing of permafrost releases GHGs like methane and carbon dioxide due to the decomposition of ______ and animal matter.

<p>plant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ice _______________ can reveal patterns about dust and other pollutants.

<p>cores</p> Signup and view all the answers

To prepare ice cores, each layer is cut and then _______________ in beakers and the mass of each layer is measured.

<p>stored</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______________ of each layer is calculated to determine the amount of precipitation.

<p>density</p> Signup and view all the answers

More acidic pH levels indicate that there is a lot of _______________ in the atmosphere.

<p>CO2</p> Signup and view all the answers

Higher levels of particulates in the ice core may indicate _______________, volcanic eruptions, or sediments.

<p>ash</p> Signup and view all the answers

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