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U1 Jeopardy Quiz II
climate and weather
Question | Answer |
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The condition of the atmosphere at one point on the earth's surface at agiven time | weather |
The average conditions of weather in a region over a period of years | climate |
The layers of air that surround the earth | atmosphere |
The depositing of moisture in the form of rain, hail, snow, sleet, or ice on the earth's surface | precipitation |
The amount of moisture in air | humidity |
The study of atmospheric conditions as they pertain to weather | meteorology |
The type of climate characterized by sparse rainfall, with or variable temperatures | desert |
Term for a hot climate, with either heavy rainfall year-round or wet summers and dry winters | tropical |
Term for a climate typical of the interior of continents, characterized by hot summers and cold winters, with varying amounts precipitation | continental |
Term for a climate of the lower latitues, where the summers are hot and dry and the winters are warm and rainy | Mediterranean |
Term for a climate influenced by the sea, having warm summers, cooler winters, and adequate rainfall year round | marine |
Term for the climate type characterized by cool summers, cold winters, and light precipitation | tundra |
Pertaining to the side facing the wind | windward |
Pertaining to the side away from the wind | leeward |
The usual westernly winds that blow between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude, both north and south of the equator | prevailing winds |
Winds blowing steadily over the ocean toward the equator, from the northeast in the northern hemisphrere and the southeast in the southern hemisphere | trade winds |
Certain regions near the equator where the wind is very light and constantly shifting | doldrum |
The weight of air on the surface of the earth, which varies from place to place | air pressure |
A warm ocean current issuing from the gulf of Mexico and flowing northward along the eastern coast of the United States | gulf stream |
A cold ocean current that rises in the Artic Ocean and follows the eastern coast of Canada southward | Labrador Current |
The continuation of the Gulf Stream that carries warm water northeastward past the northwest coast of Europe | North Atlantic (or drift) current |
A cold ocean current in the Pacific Ocean that flows northward along the west coast of South America | Peru (or Humboldt) current |
The warm current that flows from the Pacific tropics along the east coast of Japan | Japan Current |
The current that carries warm water southward from the tropics along the eastern coast of South America | Brazil Current |
The most common storm worldwide, characterized by lightning, thunder, and usually heavy rain | thunderstorm |
A funnel-shaped cloud with violent winds that effect a limited area | tornado |
A tropical late-summer storm accompanied by high winds and heavy rain | hurricane |
A seasonal wind of southern Asia that brings Heavy rain from the south in summer and dry air from the north in winter | monsoon |
A tropical storm in southern Asia accompanied by high wind and torrential rain | typhoon |
A narrow band where two contrasting air masses meet, interact, and often produce stormy weather | front |