Sun and Atmosphere
Earth's Movement and Climate Zones
Latitude and Temperature
Air Pressure and Humidity
Winds and Altitude
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What is the warmest part of the Earth?
Equator
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What does the tilt of Earth's axis give us? What does rotation give us?
Tilt=seasons

Rotation=day and night

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What affects the type of precipitation?
Temperature
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Describe the type of weather with high air pressure and low air pressure.
High air pressure: dry, clear weather

Low air pressure: clouds, rain, precipitation

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Wind chill is a combination of these two things.
Speed and temperature
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Which layer of Earth is closest to Earth's surface and is between 8-18 km. thick?
Troposphere
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What 2 things determine the climate of a region?
Temperature and average precipitation
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What is an air mass?
An air mass is a large region of air that has similar temperature and humidity.
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What is the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
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What are the two major types of wind?
Global and Local winds
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What is weather?
Weather is the condition of the troposphere at a particular time and place.
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What climate zone is the United States in?
Temperate Zone
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What has the greatest effect on climate because of the amount of insolation (Sun's energy) that each location receives?
Latitude
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What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
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How do we measure wind? (2 things)
Anemometer and weather vane
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What is solar energy that reaches the planet?
Insolation
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What is the average weather of a place over a long period of time?
Climate
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Name the 3 types of fronts?
Warm front, cold front and stationary front
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When you feel sticky and warm, the weather is most likely this.
Humid
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What do clouds give us?
Precipitation and shade from the sun
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What drives our weather and heats the Earth unevenly?
The Sun
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Name the 3 major climate zones.
Polar, Temperate and Tropical Zones
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Are the temperature closest to the equator warmer or cooler than other locations on Earth?
Warmer
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What is the force put on objects by the weight of the air above it?
Air pressure
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These are the two types of breezes we get near the ocean.
Land and Sea breeze
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