Storms
Climate Zones
The Air up there
This and that
100
Any area of low pressure
What is a cyclone
100
The zone that is all ice the entire year.
What is ice cap
100
It's what warm air does
What is expands and rises
100
Winds that blow primarily in the same direction
What are prevailing winds
200
Where warm and cool air masses meet
What is a front
200
The zone that is most dominated by the ocean
What is marine west coast
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
200
Area at the equator with little wind
What are the doldrums
300
Powerful rotating storm in the Atlantic that can have winds exceeding 155mph
What is a hurricane
300
The zone just north or south of the equator where many savannas are found
What is tropical wet/dry
300
The ability of the atmosphere to hold in heat and keep it from radiating back into space.
What is the greenhouse effect
300
The very high very fast flow of air that circulate in the upper atmosphere helping to steer storms and weather patterns.
What is the jet stream
400
the process caused by mountains forcing air to rise and rain out their moisture before passing to the leeward side of the mountain.
What is the orographic effect
400
The zone which has four distinct seasons, is primarily in the northern hemisphere, with cold winters and warm summers.
What is humid continental
400
The gas some worry is causing global warming that is given off by petroleum products.
What is carbon dioxide
400
the name of soil found in the tundra...called this because it never thaws
What is permafrost
500
The name of a hurricane once it reaches the western Pacific (Asia)
What is a typhoon
500
The zone with warm winters and mild summers caused by cool ocean currents nearby.
What is Mediterranean Climate
500
the process of water vapor turning back into water droplets
What is condensation
500
The climate type that covers over 30% of earth's surface-the atacama is one.
What is dry, arid, or desert.
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