Vocab 1
The day to day state of the atmosphere.
weather
The higher the latitude the.....
colder the climate.
Wind is caused by differences in what?
air pressure
What causes surface currents?
Wind
How does a location's latitude on Earth affect its weather and climate?
The closer you are to the equator, the more direct sunlight you receive and therefore will most likely have a warmer climate.
The distance from sea level.
Altitude (elevation)
What causes the coriolis effect?
Earth's Rotation
When things are less dense, which direction do they tend to move?
up
A directional movement of water caused by wind moving over the surface of the ocean or by differences in density.
Currents
Thermal energy from evaporating water helps drive the weather systems. Which regions of Earth would have the most evaporation?
Area's near the equator
The movement of air by which thermal energy is distributed on Earth's surface.
atmospheric circulation
hotter the climate.
When air cools, it becomes more ___________.
dense
What causes wind and ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line?
The Coriolis Effect
Who is your favorite teacher in the whole world?
Ms. Daniels
The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth.
Atmosphere.
_______ is a pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth and is also responsible for many large-scale weather patterns.
Wind is the movement of air from an area of ________ pressure to an area of _______ pressure.
high/low
Due to a shift in air pressure and weakened trade winds, _______ causes warm water to build up in the eastern pacific ocean.
El Nino
BONUS 200 pts: _____ is the opposite of El Nino.
Bonnieville, KY usually gets 5 inches of snow per year.
Is this weather or climate?
Climate
Distance from the equator.
Latitude
Light from the Sun strikes Earth with different intensities in different locations. This is called the...
Angle of Insolation
The geography of a region affects its weather because the shape of landforms influences
the flow of winds and ocean currents.
How do ocean's influence weather and climate?
Oceans absorb the energy of the sun, store it, and release it.
Bonnieville, KY is currently 72 degrees Fahrenheit and is partly cloudy. Is this weather or climate?
Weather