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| The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its | climate |
| The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a | continental climate |
| Summers are caused by a . | combination of longer days and more direct rays from the sun |
| The seasons are caused by the . | tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the sun |
| During an ice age, Earth’s sea level | lowers |
| The sun’s rays are least direct | near the poles |
| Chlorine atoms in the stratosphere | break down ozone into oxygen atoms. |
| The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called the | temperate zones. |
| Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the season are called | monsoons. |
| Near the end of both March and September, neither end | of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun. |
| Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by | trapping more heat in the atmosphere |
