Climate Zones
The zone which is formed at the equator
What is the tropic zone?
An important instrument in tracking hurricanes?
What is radar, airplanes, or satellites?
These are large ice balls that fall during summer thunderstorms.
What is hail?
This is the temperatures the clouds and the ground necessary for snow to form.
What is cold and cold?
What the "H" on a weather map stands for.
A region of high pressure.
The zone is cold year round and receives little rain.
What is the polar zone?
Measures wind speed.
What is an anenometer?
During hurricanes wind speed increase is caused by the drop in this.
What is air pressure?
This is the definition of weather.
What is the current conditions outside?
The type of weather expected in low pressure.
What is a lousy?
What are the three causes of climate?
What is latitude, elevation, and proximity to water.
Measures the direction of wind.
What is a wind vane?
Hurricanes strengthen and weaken due to the temperature of what?
What is water?
The weight of air pushing down on an area measured by a barometer.
What is air pressure (or atmospheric pressure)?
The uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun results in temperature differences around the world which results in different climate zones. The three main zones are:
What is tropic, temperate, and polar?
This zone has all four seasons although the length and severity of the seasons vary.
What is the temperate zone?
Measures the amount of air pressure in the atmosphere.
What is a barometer?
Funnel clouds are the cause of these.
What are tornadoes?
The place where the Sun's rays shine at the most direct angle.
What is the equator?
This is the definition of climate.
What is the average weather in an area over time?
This helps to moderate an areas temperature so the winters aren't too cold and the summer's aren't too hot. This is why Ireland has palm trees.
What is an area's proximity to water?
Measures the amount of precipitation, or rain.
What is a rain gauge?
Every family should have one of these in case of a disaster.
What is an emergency plan?
The four types of precipitation.
What is rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
The normal climate of Florida.
What is warm and wet?