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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the two main factors that affect climate?
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percipitation and temperature.
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Oil, coal, and natural gas are all example of what?
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fossil fuels.
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Latitude, ocean currents, nearby water, elevation, topography and vegetation are all examples of what?
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climate controls
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----- and trees are examples of ---------- which take in more carbon dioxide then they give off.
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oceans and carbon sinks
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The recycling of carbon on Earth is called what?
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carbon cycle
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What is michigans climate.
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moist mid-latitude severe winters.
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What climates are near the equator and are characterized by hot humid weather.
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Tropical
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What takes carbon dioxide out of the air and release oxygen into the air during what cycle?
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plants
photosynthesis |
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Polar, humid tropical, dry, moist mid-latitude with mild winters, moist mid-latitude with severe winters, and highland are all what.
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climate types
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The pattern of weather than an area has over along time is what?
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climate
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What is a gas, one molecule of carbon dioxide has one carbon atom.
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carbon dioxide
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During what of fossil fuels carbon dioxide is always released.
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combustion
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