Weather
The day to day changes in the air
What is weather?
The Earth would overheat
What would happen to the Earth without wind and water?
Creates storms
What is wind and water?
Found in the low latitudes, hot, wet and sunny
What is a Tropical climate?
rainfall, sunlight, temperature, and vegetation
What are characteristics of a climate region?
Primarily by temperature and precipitation
How is weather measured?
Creates circular wind patterns and ocean currents
What is Earth's rotation?
What are hurricanes?
Climate found in the middle latitudes, temperatures rarely fall below freezing
What is a Moderate climate?
Adapt or adjust to the characteristics of a climate
What are plants?
Water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail or snow.
What is precipitation?
Causes air to rise especially near the Equator and over warm ocean water.
Causes air to sink towards the surface away from the Equator
What is hot air?
What is cold air?
Hurricanes rotate in this direction.
What is counter-clockwise?
Vegetation is sparse and plants roots are shallow to absorb water before it evaporates
What is a Dry climate?
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall
Trees with needles and cones
What are deciduous trees?
What are coniferous trees?
How hot or cold the air feels.
What is temperature?
What is wind?
A storm as dangerous as a hurricane but affects smaller areas
What are tornadoes?
Summer temperatures are moderate to hot; winters are cold; vegetation includes grasslands and forests
What is a Continental climate?
The average weather of a place over many years
What is climate?
Day to day changes in the air versus the average weather of a place of many years.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Moderates the climate of nearby land just by their presence
What do oceans moderate?
The center of the hurricane
What is the eye?
Found in the high latitudes; vegetation includes low shrubs, mosses and lichens
What is a Polar climate?
Why do climates vary?