Climate 1
Climate 2
Air
Water 1
Water 2
100
Average weather over a long period of time is called?
Climate
100
Climatology is the study of what?
Climate
100
The stronger the winds the ____________the storm.
Stronger, more damaging
100
X2 Salty water is _____________ than fresh water?
Denser
100
_____________ temperature water currents flow towards the Equator?
Cold
200
Permanently frozen subsoil is called?
Permafrost
200
X2 Ice has the _____________ albedo.
Most, strongest, highest
200
All storms start out as ___________ clouds?
Cumulonimbus
200
What is the Global Ocean Circulation current called?
Global Conveyor Belt or North Atlantic Current
200
What drives Deep Ocean Currents?
Temperature and Salinity
300
What Climate region would you find between the 40 to 50 degree latitudes that experiences all 4 seasons?
Humid Continental
300
X2 What are the 3 coldest climate regions?
Subpolar, Tundra, Ice Cap
300
Where on Earth is the weather consistently warm all year round?
Equator
300
____________ temperature water currents flow away from the Equator?
Warm
300
Where is the saltiest ocean water?
At the bottom of the ocean
400
Give 2 examples of how climatologist could study past climate conditions?
Ice Cores, Tree cores, Coral reef deposits,
400
Name the 7 continents.
North America, South America, Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica
400
Violent weather is associated with _________ pressure systems.
Low
400
X2 What 3 things make Surface currents?
Coriolis Effect, Global Winds and Continental deflection
400
The amount of salt in a volume of water is called?
Salinity
500
X2 What is the amount of precipitation in an Arid Climate region?
Less than 10 inches/yr
500
X2 Name 4 of the 5 spheres in Earth’s Climate.
Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere
500
X2 What does GHG stand for? Name 2
Green House Gas, CO2, Methane, Water Vapor
500
Cold Water ___________ and Salty water __________.
Sinks, Sinks
500
_______________ is a process by which cold water is pushed to the surface
Upwelling
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