Rainforests
Rainforests are generally near...
Equator
What ocean has the most effect on the tropical rainforest
Atlantic
Both temperate and tropical rainforests would be relatively
Moist
Any form of water that falls from the sky and reaches the ground
Precipitation
What type of cloud produces hail
Cumulonimbus
There is high amount of what in the air in the rainforests?
Water Vapor (Humidity)
Pacific
Prevailing winds we see come off the ocean in the US brought what type of air
Moist
The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time.
Humidity
When air cools down it does _____ to form clouds
Condenses
Type of rainforest that has high consistent temperatures averaging around 75-85 degrees
Tropical Rainforest
The air in the pacific ocean is ____compared to the other ocean
Warmer
Water Vapor is a cause of
Precipitation
The boundary between two different air masses
Front
What happens to warm air when a mountain is in the way?
It is pushed upward
Energy caused by rapid motion of its atoms and molecules
Thermal Energy
The air in the Atlantic Ocean is ______than the other ocean
Colder
When warm air rises up and reaches cool air, it does what
Condenses
A large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity
Air Mass
Air moving down a mountain is usually _____
Dry
Type of rainforest that has a consistent 50-55 degree temperatures
Temperate Rainforest
The colder air from the Atlantic Ocean causes the air to move
Up
Thermal Energy is the cause of
Convection
Convection
Thermal Energy is another word for
Heat