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Study of weather and weather forecasts; study of temperature, rain, wind, clouds
meteorology
What type of climate landscape is this?
Hot dry summers with droughts, Mild winters, Vegetation is adapted to dry summers with evergreen shrubs and trees
mediterranean
Line of latitude that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and receives the most direct sunlight year-round.
the equator
Hot and very rainy all year, with thick rainforests; Amazon Rainforest; _______ climate
equatorial climate
Very dry with little rain; hot days and cold nights; Sahara; _______ climate
desert
the reason that a mountain top is colder than its' base
altitude
The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun causes what major recurring thing all over the planet?
seasons
What type of climate landscape is this?
Hot, wet all year, Rainforest with abundant rivers and dense, lush evergreen forest, Very high rainfall
equatorial
Extremely cold all year with ice and very little plant life; Greenland; _______ climate
polar
Hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters; Italy; ________ climate
mediterranean
types of cold climates: ________ and _________
mountain, polar
types of hot climates: ________, _________, ________
equatorial, tropical, desert
The average year-to-year weather in an area.
What is climate?
Give me the four stages of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, precipitation, collection
Mild temperatures with frequent rain all year; New Zealand; _________ climate
Oceanic climate
types of temperate climates: ________, _________, ________
mediterranean, oceanic, continental
Layer of gases around Earth that protects from the sun
atmosphere
In which climate zone is most of the United States located? (not Alaska/Hawaii)
Hot, temperate, or mild
the temperate zone
Climate determines ________ by controlling temperature and rainfall, which affect the types of plants, soil, and land features in an area.
landscapes
Warm to hot summers and cold winters; four seasons; Canada; ________ climate
continental
Fill in the blanks.
Troposphere – we live here
Stratosphere – ozone layer
_________ – meteors burn
Thermosphere – very hot
_________ – space begins
Mesosphere
Exosphere
What type of climate landscape is this?
Temperature decreases with height and precipitation increases; Snow and vegetation that varies with altitude
mountain
Hot all year with a wet season and a dry season; Brazil; ______ climate
tropical
Cold and windy; temperature drops as altitude increases; Himalayas; ______ climate
mountain