Weather
What is weather?
the conditions outside each day
What type of climate is mostly hot and wet?
Tropical
What causes a natural hazard?
nature
What do we call kinds of plant life?
vegetation
the weather a place has over a long period of time
climate
What tool do we use to measure weather?
thermometer
What type of climate is mostly cool and cold?
arctic
What is the effect of a natural hazard?
the land changes
What area of vegetation has lots of trees and needs lots of water?
forests
to influence
affect
What unit is used to measure weather?
degrees
What type of climate is mostly dry with very little rainfall?
desert
What type of natural hazard occurs when there is a violent shaking of the Earth?
earthquake
What area of vegetation is dry and cold with very few trees and frozen ground?
tundra
all living and nonliving things that interact in a place
ecosystem
True or False:
Weather & climate are synonyms. (mean the same)
False:
Weather is daily conditions.
Climate is weather over a long period of time.
Name the 4 climate regions of North America.
arctic
desert
temperate
tropical
What type of natural hazard is a big storm with lots of rain that causes flooding?
hurricane
In what type of vegetation would you find a saguaro cactus?
desert
the height above sea level
elevation
Weather is made up of these 3 parts.
temperature, wind, precipitation (or moisture)
In what type of climate do we live?
temperate
What type of natural hazard creates new mountains when lava hardens?
volcano
What 2 types of vegetation have very little plant life?
tundra and desert
something that is constructed or made
structure