Atmosphere
The layer where all weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
The short term conditions of the atmosphere
What is weather?
This is the condition of the atmosphere over many decades
What is climate?
These kind of gases have lead to climate change
What is greenhouse gases / CO2 / Methane?
These swirling funnels of air form from large thunderstorms
What is a tornado?
The layer where the ozone layer is found
What is the stratosphere?
When a warm air mass moves in to a cold air mass
What is a warm front?
The different climates at the poles and equator are caused in part by this
What is latitude?
The burning of these puts too many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
What are fossil fuels / coal / oil / natural gas?
These large storms form over warm ocean waters
What is a hurricane?
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
A large area of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout
What is an air mass?
Areas on one side of these can be very rainy, and the other side very dry
What is a mountain?
This is an effect that climate change has on oceans
What is the killing of coral reefs, raising sea levels, making more acidic, raising temps?
This forms from convection in a cumulonimbus cloud as water droplets freeze and grow larger
What is hail?
The function of the ozone layer
What is to block some UV radiation from the sun
This always happens at a front
What is warm air rises over cold air / clouds / precipitation?
Areas near these are usually a bit warmer in the winter and a bit cooler in the summer
What is an ocean / large body of water?
This is an example of natural climate change
This occurs with heavy snow and blowing winds
What is a blizzard?
The circulation of gases through the atmosphere
What is clear / dry weather?
A humid subtropical climate would be located here
What is south eastern US, near water?
What is because without it the Earth would be too cold to support life?
This may occur when heavy rain falls on already saturated ground
What is a flood?