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Temperature
Season's
Ocean Currents
Wind
Weather
100
Earth's average temperature due to our atmosphere.
What is 15*C?
100
The main cause of the seasons.
What is the Earth's axial tilt?
100
The Earth's rotation causes a curve as it flows away form the equator called this.
What is a gyre?
100
This creates wind.
What is heating and cooling of air by the sun.
100
Factors that create weather patterns.
What is wind, water, temperature?
200
This covers most of the Earth's surface.
What are oceans?
200
It takes one year for the Earth to travel around the sun. This is called a...
What is a revolution?
200
When water expands at the equator, surface currents form and flow in which direction?
What is toward the poles?
200
Wind flows in this direction.
What is from high pressure to low pressure?
200
Percent humidity on a foggy day.
What is 100%?
300
Most of Earth's heat comes from this.
What is the sun?
300
This is the angle of Earth's axial tilt.
What is 23.5 degrees?
300
This is the way that heat energy is spread throughout Earth.
What are ocean currents?
300
A rising column of warm air.
What is a thermal?
300
The side of a mountain range where dry environments are often found.
What is the east side?
400
If the Earth had no atmosphere the temperature would do this.
What is decrease? (-18*C)
400
This location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight all year long.
What is the equator?
400
The cause of thermal expansion.
What is the sun?
400
When air expands this happens to the density.
What is decreases or becomes less dense?
400
Type of pressure zone in which clouds are most likely to be found.
What is low pressure?
500
This causes day and night on Earth.
What is the Earth's rotation?
500
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere due to the amount of direct sunlight. It is this season in the southern hemisphere.
What is winter?
500
The gulf stream is an example.
What is surface ocean current?
500
Large wind patterns in Earth's atmosphere caused by convection.
What is a convection cell?
500
Water in gas form.
What is water vapor?