Weather
The condition of the air and sky at a certain time
What is Weather?
Areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
What are the Tropics (Low Latitudes)
Process in which a liquid turns into a gas
What is Evaporation?
A swirling funnel of wind that can reach 300 miles per hour
What is a tornado?
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall
What are deciduous trees?
The average weather of a place over many years.
What is Climate?
This zone of latitude gets 4 seasons
What is the Temperate Zone?
When water vapor forms little rain drops to form rain clouds
What is Condensation
Height above Sea Level
What is altitude?
Trees that produce cones to carry seeds
What are coniferous trees?
What is the primary reason that some areas of Earth are consistently warmer than other areas of Earth?
What is tilt of the Earth's Axis?
Where the sun is below the horizon for part of the year and near the horizon for the rest.
Where are the Polar Zones (High Latitudes)
When two air masses of different temperatures and moisture content collide, one result of this air movement may be.....
What are Intense Storms?
The Climate of Seattle and the United Kingdom
What is Maritime?
Group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival
What is an Ecosystem?
A measure of how hot or cold the air is
What is temperature
Another name for the Tropic Zone
What is Low Latitudes?
The three parts of the water cycle are Evaporation, Condensation, and _________
What is Precipitation?
The climate of the North Pole
What is Tundra?
These trees survive better in colder climates
What are coniferous trees?
Two main ways to describe weather and climate are _________ and temperature
What is Precipitation?
The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is one of Earth's two ___________ zones
What is Temperate Zones
Act like large rivers in the Earth's oceans and help spread Earth's heat and shape climates
What are ocean currents?
The Climate of Florida
What is Humid Subtropical?
Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or ________
What are Human Activities