Unit 9 Vocab
What is Climate?
What is long term weather patterns in a region.
Why does the earth heat unevenly?
What is the tilt of the earth on it's axis
When air is warmed at the equator what happens to it?
What is the air rises and spreads taking warm air in the direction of the poles.
What was the main cause of the climate anomalies we saw on the map before break?
What is Mountain Ranges and valleys.
What is Weather?
What is the day to day state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
Why are areas around the equator normally warmer then the poles?
What is they receive more direct sunlight
What happens to air when it is cooled after leaving the equator?
What is the air gains density and sinks back down the earth
An area at a higher altitude will have it's climate effected in what main way?
What is colder temperatures.
What is the equator?
What is an imaginary line positioned half way between the poles at 0 latitude
What is the climate region near the equator called
What is the tropical climate region
What role do ocean currents play in climate?
What is ocean currents circulate warmer and colder water around the globe resulting in less dramatic weather differences.
What effect does the ocean have on climates of costal areas?
What is it makes them more mild.
What is convection?
What is the transfer of heat through physical movement of a liquid or a gas
What type of climate would greenland have?
What is an artic climate, long winters, colder temps, short and cool summers.
Without ocean circulation and air circulation would all of earth be livable?
What is NO!
I visited Phoenix over spring break what is one main reason it's climate is warmer then ours?
What is we are at a higher altitude than Phoenix, or Phoenix rests in a large valley
What does CER stand for?
What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning.
What type of climate would Fiji have?
What is a tropical climate, warm, and wet
What is a convection cell?
What is a self-contained circulating loop of fluid/gas
Tell me if you went anywhere for spring break what was it's climate and why?
What is the altitude of the area, the distance from the equator of the area, and the distance from the ocean.