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long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
a) climate
b) weather
c) precipitation
d) specific heat

water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
a) climate
b) weather
c) precipitation
d) specific heat

amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of1 kg of a material by 1°C
a) climate
b) weather
c) precipitation
d) specific heat

short term enviro changes
a) climate
b) weather
c) specific heat
d) precipitation

cold period, lasting hundreds to millions of years, during which glaciers cover much of Earth
a) ice age
b) interglacial period
c) monsoon
d) green house gas

warm period that occurs during an ice age
a) ice age
b) interglacial period
c) monsoon
d) greenhouse gas

wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons
a) monsoon
b) high pressure
c) low pressure
d) cold front

a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation
a) greenhouse gas
b) oxygen
c) hydrogen
d) IDK

rise in Earth’s average surface temperature during the past 100 years
a) greenhouse gas
b) interglacial period
c) global warming
d) ice age

an organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to changes
a) bioindicator
b) remote sensing
c) climate change
d) Ms.Oaks

A measure of cloudiness of water
a) nitrate
b) turbidity
c) opacity
d) enviro

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
a) turbidity
b) ocean acidification
c) nitrates
d) water cycle

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
a) transpiration
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) turbidity

All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
a) water cycle
b) hydrosphere
c) oceans
d) nitrates

oceans absorb carbon dioxide but this turns into carbonic acid in the ocean creating MAJOR...PROBLEMS...
a) turbidity
b) ocean pollution
c) ocean acidification
d) global warming

Percent of our oxygen that comes from the ocean
a) 5%
b) 15%
c) 25%
d) 50%

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