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Landforms
Breezes
Weather or Climate?
Inland vs Coastal
Miscellaneous
100
What is the name for the a location that is near a body of water?
What is a coastal area?
100
During a land breeze what temperature is the air above the water?
What is cold?
100
It is sunny, 90 degrees, and breezy outside today.
What is weather?
100
http://www.idcide.com/i/mc2/tn/clarksville.gif is this area inland or coastal? Will the temperatures vary greatly from summer to winter or stay relatively steady?
What is inland and steady?
100
Define current.
What is the movement of water or air?
200
The name of an area that is surrounded by land on all sides.
What is land locked or inland?
200
What time of day would you experience a sea breeze?
What is during the day?
200
The windward side of the mountain experiences a lot of precipitation and cooler temperatures.
What is climate?
200
http://www.bestplaces.net/images/city/charleston_sc.gif is this area inland or coastal? What will the climate be like?
What is coastal and steady?
200
Name the current that carries warm air up the east coast of the US?
What is the Gulf Stream Current?
300
Which side of the mountain receives very little rain and high pressure systems?
What is the leeward side of the mountain?
300
When you are standing at the beach on a sunny day, what breeze are you feeling?
What is a sea breeze?
300
There is a lot of mud on the ground today.
What is NEITHER! Mud is not a sign of weather or climate.
300
http://www.about.ch/geography/climate/montana_temperature.gif Based on this image, where do you think this place is located?
What is inland?
300
Describe the weather conditions when El Nino is present.
What is the weather in the South will be stormy and wet and the North will have milder weather.
400
Where would I be standing if I am experiencing hot, wet air rising, a low pressure system, and a lot of precipitation?
What is the windward side of a mountain?
400
Describe the flow of air that happens during a sea breeze.
What is the warm air from above the land rises and is replaced by the cool air from the ocean.
400
Near the equator many areas experience hot temperatures and heavy rainfall.
What is climate?
400
Why do place that are located in landlocked areas have temperatures that vary greatly?
What is because the land releases heat quickly and absorbs it quickly?
400
Describe the weather conditions when La Nina is present.
What is the South may experience drought and dry weather while the North will be wetter during this time.
500
If the summers are stormy and produce a lot of rain in the Southern region of the US would El Nino or La Nina most likely be happening?
What is El Nino?
500
Describe the movement of air in a land breeze.
What is the warm air from above the ocean rises and is replaced by the cool air from the land.
500
There is a severe storm warning in our county.
What is weather?
500
Why do areas near the coast have temperatures that do not vary much from winter to summer?
What is because water has a higher heat capacity - takes longer to cool off and heat up?
500
What is the type of heat transfer that allows weather and climate to occur on Earth?
What is convection?