Weather vs Climate
A hurricane is weather or climate?
What is weather?
Plants in the desert have ____ leaves to reduce water loss through transpiration
What is no or small leaves?
What brings heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures, making travel dangerous.
What is a blizzard?
What's made worse by dry vegetation?
What is wildfires?
A rainforest is weather on climate?
What is climate?
Desert plants often have ____ root systems to access water underground
What is deep?
What is a violent rotating column of air that touches the ground and can cause major damage?
What is a tornado?
This typically happens quickly, often within minutes or hours, after heavy rainfall.
There’s a heatwave this week, with temperatures reaching 100°F
What is weather?
Some animals in cold climates have _______ body parts, like their ears or tails, to reduce heat loss."
What is a large, swirling storm that forms over warm ocean waters and can cause flooding and wind damage?
What is a hurricane?
What's the name of the scale that measures earthquakes?
What is the Richter Scale?
A hurricane hit the coast last weekend, causing heavy rainfall and strong winds
What is weather?
Polar bears have a thick layer of _____ to insulate themselves from the cold
What is blubber?
These storms form in warm, moist conditions and can produce hail, heavy rainfall, and even tornadoes
What is a thunderstorm?
What is the fault that runs through California?
What is the San Andreas Fault?
In the desert, temperatures can drop drastically at night, sometimes reaching freezing
What is climate?
Animals living in cold environments may produce ___________ in their bodies to prevent freezing
What is antifreeze?
The winds that help spread wildfires in California are called the _______ winds.
What is Santa Ana?
This type of seismic wave is the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, typically arriving first during an earthquake