Climate
Name the climate zone directly on, above, and below the equator?
What is the tropical zone
The local, short term state of the atmosphere
What is weather
Forms where two air masses meet
What is a Front
This violently rotating column of air is seen as a funnel-shaped cloud
What is tornado
Water that changing from a gaseous state to a liquid
What is condensation
The climate zone that is at both the top and the bottom of the globe
What is the Polar zone
Weather and climate are the same thing
What is false
Storms transport water in the form of rain. The energy that starts this process comes from the?
What is the sun
A large, rotating tropical weather system that has wind speeds of at least 119 km/h
What is a hurricane
Another name for water as a gas
What is water vapor
What is one human cause of climate change?
What is Greenhouse gas
Areas of low rainfall on the downwind slopes of mountains
What is a rainshadow
A long-distance winds that travel high above global winds
What is the jet stream
An intense local storm during which there are lightning discharges
What is a thunder storm
The circulation of water between land, air, and surface
What is the water cycle
Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences climate?
What is Flowers
What is the main cause of global wind patterns?
What is uneven heating of earth
A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air
What is a cloud
Air sinks slowly down and warms. It produces clear weather and brings clear skies and calm air or gentle breezes
What is high-pressure system
The result of evaporation; this is the visible body of fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere
What is clouds
What is average weather conditions over a long period of time?
What is Climate
What does the ocean do that affects weather?
What is hold heat more effectively than air
The mixture of gases that surround our planet is known as
What is the atmosphere
Hurricanes form over water and lose wind speed when they move over land. What does this pattern best illustrate?
What is Oceans transfer more energy to the atmosphere than land does.
What source of energy drives the water cycle?
What is the sun