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What is the main difference between weather and climate?
time scale
What instrument measures wind speed.
Anemometer
How does latitude affect a region's climate?
determining how directly the sun's rays hit the Earth's surface
What is weather?
short-term conditions (rain, temp, wind, etc)
How is humidity measured?
Hygrometer
Explain how mountains can influence the climate of a nearby area
forcing air to rise as it moves over their slopes, causing cooling and increased precipitation on the windward side
What is climate?
Average weather pattern in a region over a long period of time.
List the stages of the water cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration
What causes a cold front to form?
forms when a cold, dense air mass pushes under a warm, lighter air mass, forcing the warm air to rise
Name a weather element.
Wind speed today. (Answers vary)
What type of cloud is associated with thunderstoms?
cumulonimbus cloud
Describe the typical weather conditions associated with a high-pressure system
high-pressure system typically brings clear skies, light winds, and dry weather conditions due to the sinking air mass, which warms and dries as it descends, inhibiting cloud formation and precipitation; essentially, it produces settled and fair weather.
What are some potential effects of climate change on human populations?
Climate change could potentially impact human populations through increased heat-related illnesses, more frequent and severe extreme weather events like floods and droughts, disruptions to food security due to altered agricultural yields, spread of vector-borne diseases, mass migration due to rising sea levels, mental health impacts from displacement and loss of livelihoods, and increased competition for scarce resources like water, leading to potential conflicts.
What is a primary factor that determins a regions climate?
Latitude
What does a cirrus cloud look like?
thin, wispy, feathery streaks of white
composed of ice crystals and found high in the sky
How does climate impact the types of plants and animals that can live in a region?
Climate, particularly temperature and precipitation levels, significantly influences the types of plants and animals that can inhabit a region by determining factors like available water, suitable growing seasons, and overall environmental conditions, which in turn shape which species can thrive and adapt to that specific ecosystem; essentially, only plants and animals with traits allowing them to survive within the climate parameters of a region will be able to live there.