Trends/Relationships
Energy and weather
Ocean currents
Climate
Land/Sea Breeze
100
Elevation vs. Temperature
What is as elevation increases temperature decreases
100
This is the source of energy for all weather on earth
What is the sun
100
Warm water currents originate here
What is the equator
100
The definition for climate
What is The average conditions of a specific place over a long period of time
100
State two similarities between a land and sea breeze.
What is accept various responses
200
Elevation vs Air pressure
What is as elevation increases pressure decreases
200
This area of the globe receives the greatest amount of solar radiation throughout the year
What is the equator
200
Cold water currents originate here
What are the poles
200
The effect of latitude on climatic temperature
What is as latitude decreases temp. increases
200
This breeze occurs at night
What is a land breeze
300
The difference between air temp. and dew pt. temp and relative humidity
What is as the difference decreases, the RH increases
300
When two materials receive the same amount of solar radiation, but heat to different temperatures
What is differential heatin
300
The ocean current that influences Delaware's climate
What is the Gulf Stream
300
An area that sees little change in temperature throughout the year
What are coastal or equatorial locations
300
The heat transfer mechanism that causes both land and sea breezes
What is convection
400
Double Jeopardy Use your white board to show this relationship: Air pressure vs. cloud coverage
What is check for correct
400
Air masses that are warm and humid
What are mT
400
Most warm water currents are located on this coast of a country
What is East coast
400
The cause of most deserts
What is sinking air
400
Double Jeopardy During a Sea breeze, where would the area of H and L pressure be located
What is H = Sea, L = land
500
Pressure vs. Temp
What is As pressure increases, temp. increases
500
The relationship between temperature and altitude
What is as altitude increases, temperature decreases
500
The name of the current that influences Northern California's climate
What is the California current
500
Why the equatorial region has the highest average temperatures
What is because this area receives the most direct rays from the sun - due to earth's tilt
500
The movement of air in response to pressure differences
What is H to L
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