Climate Change

4. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
5. Distance East or West of the prime meridian
7. predictable variations in Earth's position in space relative to the sun that affect climate
8. describes all the processes associated with the discharge of magma and steam
13. 0-17 miles above Earth's surface
14. Climate zones with moderate temperatures that are located between the tropics and polar zones
15. a gradual increase in average global surface temperature
16. a description of surface features on land
18. Warm weather year round
20. A cooling effect of the ocean surface off the coast of South America
21. the half of the Earth that lies north of the equator
23. A warm ocean current that flows along the coast of Peru that happens every 7 to 14 years
24. Cold climate zone where the sun's ray strike Earth at a very low angle

1. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into north and south
2. A broad term that refers to changes in the Earth's climate mostly as a result of changes in temperature and precipitation
3. the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by an individual
6. gases Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide
9. the half of the earth that is south of the equator
10. Distance north or south of the equator
11. exposure to the sun's rays
12. natural situation in which heat is retained by Earth's atmosphere
17. the condition of earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
19. the effect of distance from the influence of the sea and climate
22. a dry area on the downward side of the mountain