Climate zone that receives the same amount of sunlight year round
What is tropical
100
air that is less dense and rises
What is warm
100
warm air moves over heavier cold air. Wet weather may last for days.
What is warm front
100
large low pressure system over warm water near the equator.
What is a hurricane
200
warms up and cools slower than land
What is water
200
All of the United States in the ____ zone
What is temperate?
200
air that is dense and sinks
What is cold
200
cold air moves towards warm air. The cold air lifts the warm air, which cools, condenses, and form a clouds. If there is a difference in temperature, thunderstorms and tornadoes may form.
What is a cold front
200
A hurricane that forms in the Indian and Pacific Oceans
What is typhoons or cyclones
300
current that brings warm water to the coasts of European countries
What is the Gulfstream
300
Average weather conditions over time
What is climate
300
Pressure that brings good weather
What is high pressure system
300
The flow of air causes by the Coriolis Effect and the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun creates ___patterns
What is wind
300
heavy rainstorm that includes lighting as well as thunder
What is Thunderstorm
400
A change in the oceans most likely changes
What is the atmosphere or weather
400
Mountains, latitudes, oceans, and height above sea level are all factors that affect
What is climate
400
Pressure system that brings rainy weather
What is cold
400
Large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture content as the area over which it formed.
What is an air mass
400
Spinning column of low pressure air that moves over a narrow path over land.
What is tornadoes
500
Areas of land that are close to large bodies of water have a ____ type of climate
What is mild
500
A climate zone that is found at high latitudes and its cold
What is polar
500
Higher you go up what happens to air pressure
it increases
500
swirling areas of low pressure that are associated for
What is stormy weather
500
hurricane, tornados, and thunderstorm have ___in common