Weather/Seasons
Climate
Biomes
Extras
Extras II
100
It is the condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time.
What is weather?
100
It is the term for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
By these characteristics biomes are defined.
What are temperatures, vegetation and fauna?
100
It is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the planet’s center
What is Earth's axis?
100
This describes the higher you go, the colder it gets.
What is altitude?
200
The earth's seasons are caused by the ___ .
What is the tilt of the Earth?
200
A graphic representation of the relation of two climatic elements plotted at monthly intervals throughout the year.
What is climograph?
200
Permafrost underlies regions of this biome.
What is Tundra?
200
The distance from the equator is the most important factor in determining climate.
What is latitude?
200
It is a day when daylight and nighttime hours are equal.This marks the beginning of spring and fall.
What is an equinox?
300
This describes how the sunlight hits directly an area of the Earth and causes a warm season.
What is direct rays?
300
These are the two main factors that determine climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
300
This biome has a moderate climate and most trees will lose their leaves in winter.
What is temperate deciduous forest?
300
Lithuania is in this climate zone.
What is humid continental climate?
300
As of November 2015, there are only three animals of this subspecies left. They all belong to the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic but live in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and are protected round-the-clock by armed guards. According to the latest assessment from 2011, the subspecies is considered "Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)".
What is the northern white rhino?
400
Near it there is little distinction between summer, winter, autumn, or spring and the temperatures are usually high year-round. It is imaginary line on the Earth's surface dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
What is the Equator?
400
This is when moisture precipitates on one side of a mountain, leaving the other side dry.
What is rain shadow effect?
400
Plant adaptations include waxy needles and narrow, tall trees.
What is Taiga?
400
Without it the earth would be too cold for most living things.
What is the greenhouse effect?
400
When hot and cold air collide it causes ______.
What are storms?
500
This marks beginning of summer and winter. The sun’s rays directly overhead at noon at furthest points north and south
What is solstice?
500
These convection cells are formed between zero and 30 degrees north and south of the equator. They cause the tropical rainforests and deserts to be located where they are.
What is the Hadley Cell?
500
This biome has 50% of the world's animal species and there you can find the "lungs of the Earth".
What is tropical rainforest?
500
It is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region. These winds cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. These winds are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. They always blow from cold to warm regions.
What is monsoon?
500
This allows for areas along the coast to have dry or wet conditions. This causes the UK and Canada to experience different climates even though they are on the same line of latitude.
What is ocean currents?
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