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Extreme Weather
Seasons and Weather
Climate
Grasslands
Veggies
100
Extreme type of weather that results from air moving across warm ocean waters
What is a hurricane
100
Condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time
What is weather
100
Scientific theory that the earth's average temperature with increase from 3.2 to 7.2 degrees in the next century
What is global warming
100
A flat, treeless ring around the Arctic ocean
What is tundra
100
Another term for broadleaf
What is deciduous
200
Other word for hurricane in Asia
What is typhoon
200
Falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
What is precipitation
200
Scientific argument that a layer of gases released by burning coal and oil traps solar energy
What is the greenhouse effect
200
Temperate grasslands in the northern hemisphere
What is steppe
200
Maple, oak, cottonwood, birch, elm, etc
What are broadleaf
300
Deadly form of weather that contains a funnel-shaped column of spiraling air
What is a tornado
300
Weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time
What is climate
300
Warming of waters off the west coast of South America (Heavy rain in the Americas)
What is El Nino
300
Prairie grassland in a tropical region
What is savanna
300
Cone bearing trees
What is coniferous
400
Heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour and reduced visibility
What is a blizzard
400
Either of two times of the year when the sun's rays shine directly overhead as either the longest or shortest day of the year
What is solstice
400
Warmer waters are blown to the western Pacific Rim (Heavy rain in Southeast Asia)
What is La Nina
400
Temperate grassland in the southern hemisphere
What is pampas
400
Located in the tropical zone and is covered with a heavy concentration of broadleaf trees
What is rain forest
500
Long period of time without rain or with very minimal rainfall
What is drought
500
Occurs twice a year when the days and nights all over the world are equal length
What is equinox
500
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air
What is convection
500
Dry, desert region, containing drought-resistant vegetation
What is chaparral
500
The ecosystem of a region is referred to as a...
What is biome