Certain gases in the atmosphere help maintain the Earth's temperature. and climate. These are called?

What is the process called where solar energy that is absorbed by earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat and radiates back into the atmosphere?

True of False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth

True or False: The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

What is the greenhouse effect?

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be...

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

Greenhouse gases...

Why is the Earth (on average) warmer than the moon?

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

What causes winds to form on Earth?

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

What factors affect surface currents?

The Coriolis effect causes what?

Due to the prevailing westerlies wind belt and the jet stream, weather in the middle latitudes (30*-60*) of the Northern Hemisphere blows ... to ...

Which term below best describes how heat is transferred through the oceans?

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