Winds
Are land and sea breezes an example of local or global winds?
local winds
Name a difference between hurricanes and tornados
Hurricanes are larger, give more warning, bring more rain, are named.... other answers are possible
What powers the water cycle?
The sun
You touch a hot stove. This is an example of ______
Conduction
The humidity is 83%, it's 85 degrees F and partly cloudy
Weather
Are trade winds and polar easterlies and example of local winds or global winds
global winds
Name a similarity between hurricanes and tornados
Both are causes by strong winds, are considered natural disasters, have a scale... other answers are possible.
What is evaporation?
The process of turning liquid to gas (water vapor)
The sun warms the planet through ___________
Radiation
Hurricane Ian is impacting Fort Myers.
Weather
What causes wind?
Unequal heating of the Earth
What is a drought?
a period of abnormally dry weather caused by lack of water
Where does transpiration come from?
Plants
The second floor of the house is always hotter due to _________.
Convection
The annual precipitation varies between 400 mm in the arid zones to 4,000 mm in the Venezuelan Amazon.
Climate
What causes the unequal heating of the Earth?
Sunlight hits certain parts of the Earth (like the equator) more directly than other parts.
What is storm surge?
the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm
What causes phase changes (solid to liquid, liquid to gas...)?
Heat or the sun
Give me an example of convection that has nothing to do with the floor of a house.
Answers may vary
In Venezuela, winters are short, dry, windy, and mostly clear.
Climate
What causes global wind patterns?
Unequal heating of the Earth
After Hurricane Ian, what would the next hurricane be called?
Hermine
Fione
Alex
Hermine
Give me an example of precipitation that is not rain or snow.
Hail
Causes land breezes and sea breezes to switch directions during the day and at night.
Convection
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.