Climate Zones
Global Winds
Ocean Currents
Rain shadow/Lake Effect
Miscellaneous
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Which climate zone has the coldest place on Earth?
Polar climate zone
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Westerlies blow in which direction?
West to East
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What are the two types of ocean currents?
Surface currents and deep/density currents.
100
What landform causes the rain shadow effect?
Mountains
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Areas of high temperatures usually have what type of pressure?
Low air pressure
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Which climate zone has four distinct seasons?
Temperate
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Winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres.
Trade winds
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What type of water would SINK the fastest?
Cold and salty
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This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.
Leeward
200
Air gets moved from areas of...
How does air flow?
High pressure to low pressure.
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What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
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What are the three types of Global Winds?
Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, and Trade Winds.
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What does this picture represent?
Global Conveyor Belt
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This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs.
Windward
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The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?
The rotation of the Earth.
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What climate zone is represented below?
Tropical
400
What causes the global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line?
The Coriolis Effect
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What is the main control of surface currents?
Wind
400
On which side of the mountain would you expect lots of rainfall and heavy vegetation?
Windward
400
What are the two factors that affect density/deep currents.
Temperature and salinity
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Why are polar climates so much colder than tropical climates?
Sunlight is very indirect at the poles.
500
Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called what?
Convenction
500
What is the more scientific name for the Global Conveyor Belt?
Thermohaline circulation
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Why does it not rain on the leeward side of the mountain?
As air rises higher up the mountain, its capacity to hold water vapor decreases.
500
A sea breeze occurs when?
During the day.