click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Natural Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Weather | Conditions of the atmosphere over short periods of times |
| Air Mass | Large Volume of air |
| Greenhouse Effect | Natural Process in with certain gases in the atmosphere absorb/ warming the planet |
| Coriolis Effect | Effect of rotation on the motion of any object or fluid |
| Tornado | Forms in a cumulonimbus cloud while strong updrafts create a vortex |
| Hurricane | Tropical Storm |
| Climate | Long term average weather conditions for an area |
| Latitude | Distance from the equator |
| atmosphere | the air around us |
| Biosphere | Portion of the earths system that includes all liquid water |
| Hydrosphere | Portion of earths system that includes all frozen water |
| global warming | increasing in average temperature |
| El Nino | Periodic warming of the pacific ocean |
| La Nina | Periodic cooling of the oceans surface temperature |