The Solar System
Latitude Zones
Weather
Cycle
Climate
100

The sun, planets, small solar system bodies and other objects held in orbit around the sun by the sun's gravity is known as what?

The Solar System

100

What is the source of most of the thermal energy that warms the earth?

The Sun

100

Weather can be defined as the condition of what at a given time and place?

The Atmosphere

100

Water appears in three forms. What are they?

Solid, Liquid, and Gas

100

What two factors influence climate change include temperature and?

Precipitation
200
The Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.

3rd

200

Near the equator, where the air is always warm, two seasons are evident: rainy and?

Dry

200

Meteorologists measure temperature using what?

A Thermometer

200

Ocean water absorbs thermal energy. It then changes into water vapor. This process is called what?

Evaporation

200

How many broad categories of world climate are there?

5

300

The earth rotates on its what at a 23.5 degree angle and turns 360 degrees every 24 hours?

Axis

300

How many distinct latitude zones are there?

3

300

What is the significant to the amount of atmospheric gases on a surface area?

Elevation

300
The water cycle is also referred to as what?

Hydrologic Cycle

300

What is the division of the earth's climate as polar temperature and tropical?

Climate Zones

400

What is it called when the earth has a trip around the sun once a year?

A Revolution

400

In the middle latitudes are known as what?

The Temperate Zone

400

A large area of moving air with a similar temperature is called what?

Air Mass

400

When the temperature drops, the water vapor loses thermal energy and changes back to a liquid, suspended in clouds as water droplets. This process is called what?

Condensation

400

What is a large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together?

A Biome

500

What is the term that describes the point in time twice each year when the length of day and night are approximately equal all over the planet?

Equinox

500

The United States has 3 seasons. True or False?

False

500

What is the total mass of water vapor present in a given volume or mass of air?

Absolute Humidity

500

Third cause of precipitation is called what?

Convection

500

What is the scientific study of the atmosphere, including its composition, structure, weather, and alteration>

Meteorology