Climate
Weather
Resources
Cause and Effect
"This and That"
100
type of climate found in higher latitudes
What is a polar climate?
100
the leading edge of a tropical air mass
What is a warm front?
100
the type of resource which can be replaced or "recycled"
What is a renewable resource?
100
night and day are caused by this
What is the rotation of the Earth?
100
the removal of large numbers of trees in a region
What is deforestation?
200
type of climate found in lower latitudes
What is a tropical latitude?
200
the leading edge of a polar air mass
What is a cold front?
200
the type of resource that cannot be replaced
What is a nonrenewable resource?
200
the change in seasons is caused by this
What is the tilt of the Earth on its axis?
200
the spreading of desert like conditions
What is desertification?
300
type of climate found in the middle latitudes
What is a temperate climate?
300
the type of front where a cold and warm air mass meet and neither can move the other out of the way
What is a stationary front?
300
coal, oil and natural gas are this type of nonrenewable resource
What are fossil fuels?
300
the uneven heating of the Earth and the rotation of the Earth cause this
What is wind?
300
the side of the mountain opposite the windward side
What is the leeward side?
400
the type of climate where elevation is a key factor
What is a highland climate?
400
the type of air mass that would form over land in the near the poles
What is a continental, polar air mass?
400
the energy resource which is produced from the :splitting" of the atom
What is nuclear energy?
400
the movement of water through the water cycle is caused by this
What is solar energy?
400
the theory that states that all of the continents were at one time one giant continent that broke apart and eventually formed the continents of today
What is Continental Drift?
500
the type of climate we live in
What is a temperate climate?
500
the type of air mass that a hurricane would form from
What is a maritime, tropical air mass?
500
the type of resource that is renewable but not reliable because it is not consistent
What is wind power?
500
this is caused by water, wind and temperature changes
What is weathering (erosion)?
500
decayed plant and animal matter that enriches the soil
What is humus?
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