CLIMATE
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE
WEATHER IS THE CONDITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN ONE PLACE DURING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. CLIMATE IS WEATHER PATTERNS TYPICAL FOR AN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
TRADE WINDS OCCUR IN THIS LATITUDE ZONE.
LOW LATITUDE
THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE SEASONS. MEASURING AT 23.5°, IT CAUSES CERTAIN HEMISPHERES OF THE EARTH TO HAVE MORE DIRECT SUNLIGHT DURING THE SUMMER
THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURFACE OF LAND.
TERRAIN
WHAT IS THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING CLOUD COVER, TEMPERATURE, WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION, HUMIDITY, AND AIR PRESSURE
WEATHER
THE NORTH AND SOUTH MEASUREMENTS OF THE POSITION ON THE EARTH THAT AFFECTS CLIMATE
LATITUDE
IMPACTS CLIMATE BECAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE IS THINNER.
ELEVATION
WHEN THE SUN DIRECTLY STRIKES ABOVE THE EQUATOR
EQUINOX
FOUND IN HIGH LATITUDE ZONES, THIS FROZEN SUBSOIL IS PERMANENT.
PERMAFROST
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WEATHER PATTERN IN AN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME?
CLIMATE
WHY IS IT COLDER IN THE POLAR REGIONS THAN THE EQUATOR?
THE SUN RAYS HIT THE EQUATOR MORE DIRECTLY VS WHERE THEY HIT THE POLES
BETWEEN THE TROPICS AND POLAR CLIMATE ZONES
TEMPERATE
THE CURRENT MEASUREMENT OF OUR AXIAL TILT. THIS DOES VARY OVER TIME.
23.5°
AN AREA OF LUSH VEGETATION AND WATER FOUND IN DRY CLIMATES
OASIS
WHEN A REGION EXPERIENCES CONTINUOUS SUNLIGHT FOR 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR?
MIDNIGHT SUN
WHAT IS THE SHORT PERIOD OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN AN AREA CAUSED BY THE TILT OF EARTH'S AXIS AS IT REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN?
SEASONS
PREVAILING WINDS IN THE MIDLATITUDE BETWEEN 30° N-60° N AND 30° S-60° S
WESTERLIES
THE MEASURED AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR ONE OF EARTH'S REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE SUN
365.25 DAYS
THIS CLIMATE HAS PRONOUNCED DRY/WET SEASONS, WITH HIGH TEMPS YEAR-ROUND.
TROPICAL WET/DRY
FREQUENTLY WINDLESS AREA NEAR THE EQUATOR
DOLDRUMS
THE LEEWARD SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN RECEIVES LESS PRECIPITATION THAN THE WINDWARD SIDE. THE MOISTURE IS DROPPED WINDWARD SIDE OF THE WAY OVER THE MOUNTAIN IS CALLED WHAT?
RAIN SHADOW
IN ADDITION TO WIND, ________ HELPS DISTRIBUTE ENERGY AROUND THE PLANET.
OCEAN CURRENTS
MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SEASON WHEN THE SUN RAYS STRIKE DIRECTLY ON THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS CALLED...
WINTER SOLSTICE
A LATITUDE ZONE THAT INCLUDES 4 TEMPERATE CLIMATE REGIONS: HUMID SUBTROPICAL, MARINE WEST COAST, MEDITERRANEAN, AND HUMID CONTINENTAL
MIDLATIUDE
MAJOR TYPE OF ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY DEFINED BY DISTINCTIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL GROUPS
BIOME