Warm water is ____________________ dense than cold water
Less
100
What is the nickname for the part of the United States that experiences many tornadoes?
Tornado Alley
100
X2
What is the scale called used to measure the strength of hurricanes?
Saffir Simpson or S-Scale
200
What climate region is treeless and has permafrost?
Tundra
200
X2
Seattle, Wa is an example of what climate region?
Marine West Coast
200
Where is the saltiest ocean water?
At the bottom of the ocean
200
What is the scale called that is used to measure the strength of a tornado?
Fujita Pearson or F-scale
200
Violent weather is associated with _________ pressure systems.
Low
300
How well a surface reflects solar energy is called ?
Albedo
300
Florida is an example of what type of climate region?
Humid Subtropical
300
X2
If an ocean current is moving away from the equator it is a ___________ current where as a current moving towards the equator would be a ___________ current.
Warm, Cold
300
Hurricanes need what 3 conditions to form?
Wind,
60m (200ft) of water
water temp of 26.5 degrees C (78 degrees F)
300
In what range of latitudes do most Hurricanes form?