Seasons
The causes of wind
What is the unequal heating and cooling of Earth's surface?
The layers of the Earth in order are:
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere?
Where is the tornado alley located?
What is South - Central United Stated?
Winds that blow over long steady distances are called?
What is Global Winds?
The strongest part of a hurricane?
What is the eye wall?
Earth is titled on it's axis at what angle?
What is 23.5 degrees?
Earth's system that contains gases that surrounds the Earth
What is Atmosphere?
A spinning column of low pressure air that moves in a narrow path over land
What is a tornado?
A device meteorologist use to measure air pressure?
What is a barometer?
A hurricane begins as a?
What is a tropical depression?
Seasons change due to what?
What is the Earth's tilt in relation to the sun?
The lowest region of the atmosphere
What is Troposphere?
Atmospheric conditions over a long period of time.
What is climate?
Winds that blow from land to the sea are called?
What is land breezes?
For a hurricane to develop the ocean water must reach at least ____ degrees?
What is 80 degrees?
On which of the following dates is the Northern Hemisphere of Earth tilted away from the sun at the greatest angle?
What is winter?
The coldest layer in the atmosphere
What is the mesosphere?
What type of front happens when a cold front and a warm front both remind still?
What is a stationary front?
Winds that blow from sea to the land
What is sea breezes?
The deadliest part of a hurricane is
What is a Storm Surge?
What type of rays are received at the equator?
What is direct rays?
The layer with the lowest air pressure
What is thermosphere?
Atmospheric conditions at a specific time?
What is weather?
The pressure caused by the weight of air pressing down on Earth
What is barometric pressure?
The scale that measures air pressure, wind speed, storm surge, and damage of a hurricane
What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale?