Earth's Movement in Space
What are the two ways that the Earth moves?
Rotation and revolution
What type of fronts can cause severe weather?
Cold fronts
Refers to the term of long-term weather
What is climate?
How much oxygen is present in the atmosphere?
21%
How long does the Earth take to rotate on its axis?
23.9 hours / 24 hours
Radiation, conduction, convection
What are the types of heat transfer?
Which type of climate zone will you expect in Siberia?
Polar Climate Zone
Besides energy from the sun, what force helps to move water molecules through the water cycle?
Gravity
Why do we have seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted 23 degrees and revolves around the sun
Air move from...
high concentrations to low concentrations
Why is colder in high elevated landforms?
The higher the altitude the lower the temperature.
As the global temperature rises, the global sea level increases due to the melting of the glaciers in higher altitudes. What type of feedback is this?
Positive
The moves gravity pulls stronger in the side of the Earth that is facing it, this results in...
spring and neap tides
What makes the ocean currents move in a curved path?
Earth's rotation
Mention the four factors that affect climate
Altitude, Latitude, Body of water and temprature
What type of air mass is most likely to form over the Atlantic Ocean near the equator?
Maritime tropical
What makes the different climate zones?
The unequal heating of the sun.
What unequal condition causes the sea breeze to form?
Warmer air over land than water.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is a short-term change in temperature and precipitation while climate is long-term weather.
The way that Earth's rotation makes the wind curve.
What is the coriolis effect?