Weather Vocabulary
What is a landform?
a feature on Earth's surface
How does the Sun change the weather?
it heats up the Earth
What are ocean currents?
a continuous/conveyor belt movement of water that goes around the globe/world
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
rotation = day/night, spinning
revolution = orbit around the Sun
June/summer
What is a weather pattern?
similar weather for an amount of time
How do mountains change the weather?
they create a rain shadow
equator and the poles
Are we transitioning to more direct or indirect sunlight, explain.
Indirect sunlight because it is getting colder.
What are the two major things we need for ocean currents?
temperature and salinity
weather is day-to-day and climate is over a long period of time
How does our location depend on the weather?
answers vary
What causes the ocean currents and where do they start?
temperature (cold) and salinity (salt) combine to start the conveyor belt in Antarctica (south pole)
direct = focused rays
indirect = spread out/less focused rays
What does too much carbon dioxide in the ocean mean?
it becomes acidic and the animals and plants can't develop strong enough support to survive
What type of weather do you expect with a cold front and warm front?
cold front = heavy winds, thunderstorms
warm front = light rain, nicer weather
air masses form over them and the wind carries the air masses to land and they bring weather with them
Name one difference and two similarities between warm ocean water and cold ocean water.
density, salinity, rise/sink, absorbs sunlight, etc.
curve of the Earth
Why is it difficult to predict the weather?
there are many factors that go into weather and none of them are predictable
How do we classify air masses? (what 2 things do we need)
temperature and humidity
Name two causes that change the weather and explain how they change the weather
answers vary
How does the ocean create a habitable climate/world for living things?
it distributes heat around the world to create stable temperatures
What 4 ingredients are needed to create the seasons?
rotation, tilt, revolution/orbit, and direct/indirect sunlight
Global winds are a result of...
unequal heating