The Natural Water Cycle
Water turns from liquid to vapour in this process.
What is evaporation?
These two parts of Australia receive the most rainfall.
What are the tropical north and the eastern coast?
On a climate graph, the blue bars represent this type of data.
What is rainfall or precipitation?
Alice Springs is found in this type of climate zone.
What is an arid zone?
This side of a mountain receives more rainfall.
What is the windward side?
Water vapour cools and turns into clouds through this process.
What is condensation?
The driest parts of Australia are found in these regions.
What is the central and western inland?
On a climate graph, the red line represents this type of data.
What is temperature?
Thredbo’s cool, wet conditions represent this climate type.
What is a mountain climate?
As moist air rises up a mountain, this happens to its temperature.
What is it cools down?
Rain, snow, or hail falling to Earth is known as this.
What is precipitation?
Rainfall in Australia is described this way because it’s not evenly shared across the country.
What is unevenly distributed?
When both rainfall and temperature are high during summer months, the climate is most likely this type.
What is tropical?
In this zone, high temperatures and heavy rain occur all year.
What is the tropical climate?
After crossing the mountain, air becomes dry and warm, creating this effect.
What is the rain shadow effect?
Water moving into the soil or across land to rivers and lakes happens through these two processes.
What are infiltration and run-off?
Coastal areas get more rain because moist air from here moves inland and rises over mountains.
What is the ocean?
When the graph shows very low rainfall and high temperatures all year, it represents this type of climate.
What is arid?
The southern coast of Australia experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters typical of this climate.
What is the Mediterranean climate?
The rain shadow effect explains why the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range experience this type of climate.
What is a dry or semi-arid climate
This continuous system links people and places through rainfall, rivers, and shared resources.
What is the water cycle?
As you move from the tropical north to the southern coast, rainfall changes mainly due to this factor.
What is latitude?
A climate graph for this climate zone shows high rainfall in winter and low rainfall in summer.
What is that it has a Mediterranean or temperate climate?
If you travel south from the Tropic of Capricorn in Australia, you move into this cooler climate zone.
What is the temperate climate zone?
Farmers on this side of a mountain struggle because of lower rainfall and drier soil.
What is the leeward side?