Latitude & Temperature
Closest place to the sun’s direct rays
What is the equator?
Type of energy from the sun
What is solar energy
Short-term atmospheric conditions
What is weather?
Boundary between air masses
What is a front?
Equal forces are called
What are balanced forces?
What happens to temperature as latitude increases?
What is temperature decreases?
What happens when light hits at an angle?
What is it spreads out?
Long-term average weather
What is climate?
What happens when air masses meet?
What is weather changes / storms?
Forces that cause motion change
What are unbalanced forces?
Why is it colder at the poles?
What is sunlight is spread out / less intense?
What type of energy does sunlight become on Earth?
What is thermal energy?
Name TWO weather variables
What are temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, air pressure?
Type of front that brings storms quickly
What is a cold front?
What happens when forces are balanced?
What is no change in motion?
What determines a city’s location on Earth?
What is latitude and longitude?
Why does angled light cause cooler temperatures?
What is less energy per area?
Where does weather occur?
What is the troposphere?
What increases wind strength at a front?
What is greater temperature difference?
What happens when forces are unbalanced?
What is motion changes?
Why do equator regions get more energy?
What is direct sunlight (higher intensity)?
What process heats the air from the ground?
What is conduction?
Why use long-term data to compare cities?
What is to determine climate patterns?
What forms when warm air rises and cools?
What is precipitation / clouds?
What determines how an object moves?
What is net force