Seasons/Weather
What causes seasons?
Tilt of earth's axis and revolution around the sun.
What are 4 of the 5 factors that influence climate?
Wind currents, ocean currents, zones of latitude, elevation, topography
How are tropical wet and tropical wet/dry different?
Tropical wet is hot, damp, with rain all year. Wet/dry have dry seasons and rainy seasons.
What 4 things is soil made of?
rock, organic matter, air, water
Name 2 of the 6 factors that cause weather.
solar energy, water vapor, elevation, cloud cover, landforms & bodies of water, air movement
La Nina. El Nino causes rain
tundra
which type of tree has needles?
coniferous
Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, droughts, floods
How do latitude and altitude affect climate?
The higher you are in either, the colder it is.
In which climate region is Ohio? Tropical wet/dry, Mediterranean, Humid contenential, or Highland
humid contenential
Vegetation is dependent on 3 things. Soil, temperature, and ______
moisture
How do climate and weather differ?
Weather is the day-to-day condition at a particular location and time. Climate is the condition at a particular location over a long period of time.
How do wind and water currents affect climate?
Both move heat and moisture from one part of the globe to another.
Name 1 climate region that is only in the Northern Hemisphere?
Sub arctic
What are 4 main types of biomes?
forest, grasslands, desert, tundra
What is a rain shadow?
The land on the leeward side of a mountain because it recieves little rain.
What is convection?
The circular movement of air: heated air rises, while cold air sinks.
What is the average rainfall in tropical wet?
80 inches
This word means "prarie".
Steppe