Latitude
The distance of a location north or south of the equator.
What is LATITUDE?
An altitude of zero is at ________________________.
What is SEA LEVEL?
Temperatures change less in _______________ regions.
What is COASTAL?
Water that is always moving.
What are CURRENTS?
This is responsible for heating the Earth.
What is the SUN?
Mountains have two sides: ___________________.
What are RAINY and DRY?
Coldest regions of the Earth.
What is the POLES?
The higher up you go, the ______________ molecules of air.
What is FEWER?
This heats up and cools down faster.
What is LAND?
Ocean currents affect _____________ climates.
What are COASTAL?
Coriolis Effect occurs due to the Earth's _____________.
What is ROTATION?
The rainy side of a mountain.
What is WINDWARD?
Area that gets the most direct sunlight.
What is the EQUATOR?
Higher altitudes have fewer molecules, therefore, the air is _______________.
What is COOLER?
Miami's temperature would be more consistent than Orlando's because _______________.
What is CLOSER TO A LARGE BODY OF WATER?
Circular patterns ocean currents move in.
What are GYRES?
Air moves from ___________ pressure to ___________ pressure.
What is HIGH to LOW?
The Leeward side of a mountain is ________.
What is DRY?
Climate patterns follow these.
What are the LINES OF LATITUDE?
The lower the altitude, the more air molecules there are and therefore the ____________ the air pressure.
What is HIGHER?
If temperatures drop 25 degrees over night, you are most likely: on land or on the sea.
What is ON LAND?
Surface currents move because of ______________.
What are WINDS?
The high winds that move in a pattern across the Earth's surface.
What is the JET STREAM?
Air cools and condenses to form __________.
What is RAIN?