Climate
Vocab
The Tropics
100
What is the main diffrence between climate and weather
the length over time in which both are measured
100
a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the earths surface
What is surface current
100
What animals would you find in a tropical desert
rats lizards snakes and scoropions
200
What do prevaling winds affect
They affect the amount of precipitation that a region recieves
200
the region that surronds the equator and that extends
What is tropical zone
200
At what latitudes would you find the tropical zone
at 23.5 north latitude to 23.5 south latitude
300
Why does Iceland experience milder temperatures than Greenland
the warm water from the Gulf Stream heats the surronding air and creates warmer temperatures but its does not do that for Greenland
300
a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communties
What is biome
300
What type of animals are found in the tropical rainforests
monkeys parrots tree frogs tigers and leporads
400
What are the three major climate zones
tropical zones temperate zones and polar zones
400
the height of an object above sea level
What is elevation
400
How long do tropical savannas have there dry seasons
four to eight months
500
Why is there less seasonal change near the equator
the earth is at a tilt so most of the suns solar energy goes towards the equator so than its hotter
500
the short term state of the atmosphere
What is weather
500
What are hot deserts caused by
cool sinking air masses
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