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Water
Biomes
Climate
Air
Anything Goes
100
the short term state of the atmosphere
What is weather
100
this biome has the most fertile soil
What is temperate grassland
100
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate
100
a boundary between two air masses
What is front
100
a column of spinning air that touches the ground
What is tornado
200
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
200
one of two biomes found in the polar zone
What is the tundra or the taiga
200
the area of the earth that receives the the most direct solar energy from the sun
What is the area around the equator(tropics)
200
continental tropical brings this type of air
What is dry and hot
200
warm air moves in replacing cold air
What is warm front
300
the temperature at which a gas condenses into a liquid
What is dew point
300
the climate of a small area like a city
What is a microclimate
300
this is the reason why Australia has summer when the USA has winter
What is the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and receives more solar energy than the northern hemisphere.
300
maritime polar air masses bring this kind of weather
What is cool , wet weather
300
the three climate zones of the earth
What is polar, tropics and temperate
400
thunderstorms come from this type of cloud
What is cumulonimbus
400
the biome of pennsylvania
What is temperate forest
400
cold air needs to rise over these losing their moisture, leaving the other side dry.
What is mountain
400
complete the sentence cold air _____, warm air ______
What is sinks, rises
400
a spinning column of air that does not touch the ground
What is funnel cloud
500
the four forms of precipitation
What is rain , snow , sleet and hail
500
the precipitation of a desert
What is 0 to 25cm a year
500
the angle of the tilt of the earth's axis
What is 23.5 degrees
500
the sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike
What is thunder
500
a data device that shows the precipitation and temperatures for a region over the period of a year
What is a climatograph