Koppen Classification
This climate has:
1) An annual mean temperature over 64F
2) Precipitation that can be over 103 inches per year
What is tropical/rainforest
What direction do trade winds/warm water move at the equator during El-nino?
West to East
The closer a region is to the equator, the more warmer it generally is. This describes what criteria affecting climate?
What is latitude
The _________________is when heat from the Sun gets trapped in Earth’s atmosphere by gases like carbon dioxide and methane, keeping the planet warm enough for life. Too much of these gases makes Earth hotter.
Greenhouse Effect
What is the Rock Cycle
The Koppen climate classification system uses mean monthly and annual values of ___________ and _______________ to classify climates.
Temperature and Precipitation
What weather condition will you predict on the east coast of North America during La-Nina?
Drought, decreased rainfall, cold temps
The higher the __________, the colder the climate
( Fill in the Blank)
Elevation
The major gas responsible for the greenhouse effect. Also the byproduct of burning of fossil fuels.
Carbon Dioxide
This is the name of the force that drives plate tectonics
What is mantle Convection
Characteristics of this climate include:
•Generally cooler and wetter
than areas at lower elevations
•Moderate rainfall (~8 inches)
•Temperature (-10- 41°F)
Cold Climates
What happens to the Process of Upwelling on the coast of North America during La-Nina?
It is increased, due to stronger trade winds moving East to West
This layer of the atmosphere contains all of weather
What is the Troposphere
This natural process causes warm water to move aggressively from the East to West on the pacific ocean, due to increased trade winds.
La Nina
Due to Earth’s rotation, currents are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This is called___________
What is the Coriolis Effect
The mean temperature of the warmest month is below 50F, and Precipitation is < 10 inches
Polar Climate
Describe what happens to the process of Upwelling on east coast of North America during El-Nino
___________is the weather of a place averaged over a period of time, often 30 years.
What is climate
This type of natural process causes warm surface water from the equator to move from west to east in pacific ocean towards North America.
El Nino
Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere is a result of this type of compound produced by aerosols
What are CFCs
This climate is characterized by the absence of extreme temperature and precipitation Approximately ~32 inches of precipitation
It is located at about 27 to 64 degrees latitude of the Equator
Temperate
What weather conditions will you predict for the east coast of South America during El-Nino?
Increased Rainfall, flooding,landslides
The factor of ______________ can affect both temperatures and humidity, precipitation, and rates of transpiration
Vegetation/ Amount of Trees
This type of natural process projects aersols into the air, blocking sunlight and causes the climate to cool.
Volcanic Eruptions
Ocean Trenches, suduction zones, volcanoes and earthquaukes form from this type of plate boundary
( Be Specific) Broad Answer=Wrong
What is a Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary