sciene chap 5

• Climate


  • Weather of a place over a much longer time, influenced by temperature and precipitation
• Weather prediction helps people be more prepared and plan ahead
• Glacial period refers to a time when the Earth was frozen with temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius
• Climate is affected by

  Temperature and precipitation
• Weather

  • Combination of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, visibility, and wind
• Glaciers are rivers of ice that move slowly downhill and carry rocks with them
• Weather


  State of the atmosphere that changes from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, or week to week
• Climate


  Takes several years to change, includes statistics of weather information
• Interglacial period means a slightly warmer period with temperatures above 0 degrees Celsius
• When glaciers melt, the rocks they carried are left behind
• Source: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFQFdHno8g'
• Pollen evidence


  Plants decay when they die, forming peat bogs with different layers representing different periods
• Pollen evidence is used to determine glacial and interglacial periods
• Peat bogs are freshwater spongy grounds made up of decayed plant matter known as peat