Precipitation
True or False - Convectional precipitation is the most common kind of precipitation because the equator has high humidity levels
False - Frontal Precipitation
Either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at noon to observers at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Solstice
True or False - The Earth spins from WEST to EAST and so the Sun looks as though it is rising from the East and setting in the WEST
True
A kind of precipitation where 2 air masses meet - between 2 fronts
Frontal Precipitation
Either of the two times each year when day and night are of nearly equal length everywhere on earth.
Equinox
True or False - Warm air is forced downward by the lighter cool air. Similar to Subduction, the warm air cools and precipitation occurs
Warm air is forced UPWARD by the heavier cool air - Subduction - warm air cools and eventually drops when condensed and rain forms
A kind of precipitation that occurs when warm air is forced through high landforms such as mountains
Orographic precipitation
According to the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide and other gasses in ______ helps prevent earth’s heat from escaping
The Atmosphere
What is the term for the amount of water vapor contained in the atmosphere?
Humidity
A kind of precipitation that is hot, humid and occurs near the equator and tropics
Convectional precipitation
Because of Convection, warm currents and winds move from the ______, while cold currents and winds comes from the _____
Equator, Poles
According to the subsection Latitude and Climate, there are 3 kinds of zones what are they?
Tropical Zones, Temperate Zones, Polar zones
What are the 2 factors that help classify temperature regions
Temperature & precipitation
According to the subsection World Climate Regions, there are 6 types of regions. Name them
Tropical, Dry, Moderate, Continental, Polar, Highland
What's the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is
short term - occurs daily/ hourly as compared to long term/yearly
Affected by temperature,moisture, and air pressure while the other is affected by elevation, latitude and location
Weather describes warm, windy, dry and snow