Climate Vocab
Winds & Vocab
Fronts
Weather Predictions
Weather vs Climate
Climate Connections
100
Long term weather patterns
Climate
100
Which global wind is near the poles?
Polar Easterlies
100
What type of weather would you expect if a low pressure system moves in?
Stormy weather
100
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Cooler temperatures
100
It is raining in Denver, Colorado this week.
Weather
100
Daily Double!! Random!
What is Mrs. Smith's favorite color?
Green
200
The distance north or south of the equator is known as this.
Latitude?
200
The height of an area in relation to sea level is called its...
Elevation
200
What type of weather would you expect if a high pressure system moved in?
Nice "warm" weather
200
What type of weather do we expect Idaho to experience in the next day?
Pleasant weather (no storms & little to no wind)
200
The polar ice caps are frozen and dry.
Climate
200
Why are the rainforests so important?
Open answer!
300
Short term weather patterns
Weather
300
A region on the side of a mountain where air becomes dry and goes down the mountain (descends) is known as...
Rain shadow
300
Weather fronts that rotate clockwise produce _____ pressure systems
High Pressure System
300
What type of weather do we expect NY to experience in the next day?
Warm showers (low pressure system and warm front moving in)
300
The cold front moving through Texas will bring heavy storms.
Weather
300
How are rainforests and deserts connected?
Nutrients from the desserts is blown over and fertilizes the rainforests
400
What causes wind?
Changes in air pressure
400
Which global winds flow over North America?
Westerlies
400
Weather fronts that rotate counter clockwise produce _____ pressure systems
Low pressure systems
400
What weather do we expect Arkansas to experience in the next day?
Thunderstorms!
400
The areas near the top of Mount Kilimanjaro are covered with snow, even though there are tropical rain forests at the base of this mountain.
Climate
400
Two towns at the same latitude have different average temperatures. What could cause this change in temperature?
Warm vs cool ocean currents
500
What is humidity?
The amount of water molecules in the air
500
Columbus used these winds to sail around the equator
Trade Winds
500
This front is when cold and warm air masses meet but neither can move. It is characterized by blue and red symbols
Stationary Front
500
What is happening to the midwest region?
A cold snow storm is moving in
500
California is a bit cooler than expected because of the cold ocean currents that flow towards the coast.
Cimate
500
Why are the oceans salty?
The nutrients in rainforest soils dissolve and wash away. Eventually these salts are dumped into the ocean. Evaporation concentrates the salty-ness.