Spheres
What sphere includes all of the water on Earth?
The Hydrosphere
Looking at the weather map on your review, what weather would you expect Texas to have in the next few days?
Cold Weather
How do the seasons in the northern hemisphere compare to the southern hemisphere?
They are opposite.
What type of weather is typical next to the ocean?
A lot of precipitation.
What sphere contains all soil, rocks, and minerals?
The Geosphere
What drives weather on Earth?
The Sun
Look at question 3 on your review and determine where winter is in the NORTHERN hemisphere.
B
Describe what a hurricane needs to form and what the clouds look like.
Warm water and moist air.
What sphere contains all of Earth's life?
When thinking about land breeze and sea breeze, which is warmer in the daytime? Land or Sea?
Land
Look at question 3 on your review and determine where spring is in the NORTHERN hemisphere.
A
What type of weather would you expect in a landlocked state that is not near the equator?
warm summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation
Deforestation causes the increase in what gas in our atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
What causes a sea breeze?
Uneven heating of land and sea. Warmer air is over the water.
Look at question 4 in your review. Where can you find summer in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?
B
What effect causes the winds to spin during a hurricane?
Coriolis Effect
What element is essential to life and found in all four of Earth’s spheres?
Oxygen
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is daily weather and climate is weather over a long period of time.
Look at question 4 in your review. Where can you find winter in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?
D
What would the weather be like in North Texas if there was a tropical depression? Where did the depression form?
Humid with lots of rain. Formed over the ocean.