Weather
Rain
Water that falls to earth from the atmosphere as rain, snow, or hail
Precipitation
This zone is near the equator
Hot zone
High temperatures, low precipitation
Desert
Contamination of the atmosphere by harmful gases, smoke, dust, etc.
Air pollution
Snow
A mass of moving air
Wind
These zones are within the polar circle
Cold zone
Covered with trees, and other plants too
Forest
Increase in average temperatures on the Earth's surface
Global warming
The measured amount of heat in an area
Temperature
Degrees
These zones are between the tropics and the polar circles
Temperate zones
Area with lots of grasses (and the setting for the Lion King)
Savannah
Rain produced by acid released from industrial processes
Acid rain
How do you say "Hace sol" in English?
It is sunny
The weight of the air on earth's surface
Atmospheric pressure
How many climate zones are there on Earth?
5
Cordoba is part of which biome?
Mediterranean
Name 4 extreme weather events (100 points for each)
Drought, flood, hurricane, heat wave
DOUBLE POINTS: What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather = state of the atmosphere at a specific time
Climate = typical state of the atmosphere over a long time
A signficant decrease or lack of precipitation
Drought
Name the 2 types of tropical climate zones
Wet and dry
Polar
Level of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs some of the sun's radiation
Ozone layer