water cycle
The process by which water from the surface turns into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
This climate zone, located near the equator, is known for its warm temperatures year-round and high levels of rainfall.
What is the tropical zone?
On a climate graph, this type of data is typically represented by a bar chart.
What is precipitation?
This structure is built across a river to control water flow and create a reservoir.
What is a dam?
Areas near this imaginary line receive more direct sunlight year-round, resulting in typically higher levels of rainfall.
What is the equator?
This process occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.
What is condensation?
This climate zone experiences four distinct seasons, with warm summers and cold winters, and is common in much of the United States and Europe.
What is the temperate zone?
This type of line on a climate graph represents the average temperature over time.
What is a temperature line?
Underground layers of rock or sand that store and transmit water are known as these.
What are aquifers?
This geographical feature affects rainfall by providing moisture to the air, often leading to higher precipitation in nearby areas.
What is proximity to the ocean?
Water that falls from clouds in forms such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called this.
What is precipitation?
The polar climate zone is found at these two locations on Earth.
What are the North Pole and South Pole (or the Arctic and Antarctic)?
On most climate graphs, the months of the year are displayed on this axis.
What is an horizontal axis?
This large aquifer system, located in Australia, is one of the biggest and most famous in the world.
What is the Great Artesian Basin?
This phenomenon occurs when moist air rises over a mountain range, cools, and loses moisture on one side, creating dry conditions on the other side.
What is a rain shadow?
This term refers to the process where plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves.
What is transpiration?
Characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and low rainfall, this climate zone is typically found in deserts.
What is the arid zone (or desert climate)?
A climate graph that shows consistently low bars and a consistently high red line represents this kind of climate.
What is a an arid climate?
In addition to flood control, this is one of the major benefits of dams, providing a renewable energy source by harnessing the power of flowing water.
What is hydroelectric power (or hydropower)?
This seasonal wind pattern brings heavy rainfall to regions like South Asia and is crucial for their agricultural cycles.
What are monsoons?
The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere, driven by energy from the sun, is known as this.
What is the hydrologic cycle (or the water cycle)?
This climate zone features hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, and is common in places like southern California and parts of Australia.
What is the Mediterranean zone?
When interpreting a climate graph, a region with high precipitation during the summer months and low precipitation during the winter is likely to be in this type of climate zone.
What is a tropical monsoon (or monsoon climate)?
This type of problem is identified when natural habitats are destroyed in the making of a dam.
What is an environmental problem?
This combination of being near the ocean and located close to the equator results in regions that often experience heavy rainfall throughout the year due to high humidity and warm temperatures.
What is a tropical rainforest climate?