The distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees.
What is Latitude
100
The short-term state of the atmosphere including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind and visibility
What is Weather
100
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visible as a funnel shaped cloud and touches the ground
What is a tornado
100
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
What is Atmosphere
200
The average weather condition in an area over a long period of time.
What is Climate
200
The gradual increase of average global temperatures
What is global warming
200
Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface.
What is Precipitation
200
A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120km/h spiral in toward the intensely low pressure storm center.
What is a hurricane
200
Rain, sleet, or snow that contains high concentrations of acids
What is acid precipitation
300
The height of an object above sea level
What is Elevation
300
The climate zone between the tropics and polar region
What is Temperate
300
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer
300
These types of clouds are low lying and produce constant precipitation
What is Nimbostratus
300
A measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
What is Pressure
400
The horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind, and that occurs at or near the ocean surface.
What is a Surface current
400
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.
What is a Biome
400
A large body of air where temperature and moisture content are constant throughout.
What is an air mass
400
These clouds often produce thunderstorms
What is Cumulonimbus
400
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
What is wind
500
This biome is mainly cone bearing trees such as fir, spruce and pine trees.
What is a Taiga (coniferous forest)
500
This Biome has an eight month dry season followed by a four month wet season. Also has the largest migrations in the world
What is tropical savanna or tropical grasslands
500
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is Humidity
500
These types of clouds can be formed by airplanes and are very high in the atmosphere. They are made of ice crystals
What is Cirrus
500
The apparent curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to earth’s rotation