Hurricanes
Weather
Climate Change
Climate Zones
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On the Saffir-Simpson Scale, what type of hurricane is the strongest?
Category 5
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An extended period of well-below-normal rainfall
drought
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The greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth and causes global temperatures to ____
increase
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The climate zone located around the equator from 0-30 degrees is called the (Polar, Temperate, Tropic)
Tropic Zone
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The effects of cold air on the human body being magnified by wind is measured using the __________
windchill index
200
Name one condition that is necessary for tropical storms and/or thunderstorms to form.
Unstable air, moisture, warm air masses, rising air/updrafts
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The average weather over a 30 year time period
climate
200
the study of Earth's climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climates
What is climatology?
200
The Koppen classification system classifies climates based on mean monthly values of temperature and _______
Precipitation
200
A mound of water driven toward coastal areas by hurricane winds is called what?
storm surge
300
Winds need to reach this speed (mph) in order for a storm to be upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane
75 mph
300
what are periods of extensive glacial coverage called?
ice age
300
The burning of fossil fuels releases large amount of what gas into the atmosphere?
carbon dioxide
300
The climate zone that receives the least solar radiation and has the coldest climate. (Polar, Temperate, Tropic)
Polar Zone
300
Which country recently passed the United States as the number one polluter?
China
400
What part of the hurricane has the strongest winds and the densest clouds?
eyewall
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A short-term period of climatic change caused by regular variations in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns
Season
400
A tax on fossil fuels intended to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide
Carbon Tax
400
The zone that is moderate in temperature and precipitation and where most humans live (Polar, Temperate, Tropic)
Temperate Zone
400
Name one greenhouse gas
Water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane
500
Hurricanes that form in the northern hemisphere spin in which direction?
counterclockwise
500
A warm ocean current that develops off the west coast of South America
El Nino
500
What is a possible result of climate change?
rising sea level, melting of polar ice caps, increased severe weather like hurricanes, lower crop production....
500
The zone the receives the greatest amount of solar radiation (Polar, Temperate, Tropic)
Tropic Zone
500
Which systems is used to classify tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita
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