Extreme Weather
Strong storm over ocean waters
What is a hurricane/typhoon?
An interdependent community of plants and animals
What is an ecosystem?
The day which marks the furthest point the sun's rays shine directly overhead?
What is the solstice?
What is precipitation?
A powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air.
What is a tornado?
A term used to identify temperate grasslands.
What is Steppe?
When the day and night is equal length
What is the Equinox?
A layer of constantly frozen subsoil.
What is Permafrost?
A heavy snowstorm with winds more than 35mph.
What is a blizzard?
Ecosystem of a region.
What is a biome?
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
What is weather?
This type of tree has broad leaves.
What is deciduous?
Long period of time without rain.
What is a drought?
What is a savanna?
Layer of gases released by the burning of coal and oil that traps solar energy
The land on the leeward side of a mountain that gets little precipitation.
What is a Rain Shadow?
Flat and treeless lands forming a ring around the Artic Circle
What is tundra?
Another term for needleleaf trees?
What is coniferous?
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of air
What is convection?
The warming of waters off the coast of South America.
What is El Nino?