A storm with lightning and thunder that usually has a short period of heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorm
tornado
What is the climate like where we live?
Tropical, hot, humid, warm
What happens when a warm and cold air mass collide?
A front is created
A region’s average weather conditions over a long period
Climate
A large, rotating system of clouds and thunderstorms with strong winds that forms over warm ocean water.
Hurricane
What kind of severe event requires someone to hide under a table?
Earthquake
What is the main factor that affects climate?
Latitude
Water in its gaseous state.
Water vapor
A period of reduced rainfall that leads to little or no rainfall in an area.
drought
A violent storm in which a rotating funnel of air moves over the ground.
Tornado
This photo is a representation of what kind of severe weather impact?
drought
What are the daily changes of the atmosphere called? (Hint: usually short-term)
Weather
To change from a gas to a liquid
Condense
water that falls to Earth, like rain or snow
Precipitation
Weather that has the potential to cause harm or damage property.
Hurricane
What causes seasons?
Earth's tilt
What kind of movement happens when tectonic plates move past each other?
Transform movement which causes earthquakes
Large streams of surface seawater driven by winds
ocean currents
What are the prevailing winds that are always blowing in the Caribbean regions?
Trade Winds
Emission of gas, rocks and lava from a crack in the Earth's crust where magma escapes
Volcanic Eruption
What are the four main factors that affect weather?
Moisture in the air (humidity), temperature, wind, precipitation
When two tectonic plates diverge, it creates what kind of landforms in the ocean? (2 answers required)
Underwater mountains and volcanoes
Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth.
Prevailing Winds