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Weather and Climate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Green House effect? | It is the natural warming of the earth that is needed to sustain life |
| What is global warming? | The unatural warming if the earth which is bad for the planet |
| Transitional Climate Zones between the arid and more humid climate Zones are called? | Semi-Arid Zones |
| The direction that winds usually blow from in a given place are known as? | Prevailing winds |
| What country experienced more tornadoes than any other in the world? | United States |
| The measurement of heat is called? | Temperature |
| Areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees and shrubs are called? | Savannas |
| About how much of the sun's rays penetrate the atmosphere? | 1/2 |
| The amount of pressure that atmosphere (or air) puts on a person or thing is called? | Atmospheric Pressure |
| What is the amount of water vapor in the air called? | Humidity |
| what is caused when air is heated, causing anything from slight breezes to violent storms? | Cyclones |
| Which of the following cause unstable air masses leading to storms? | Low Pressure systems |
| What are small water particles that form clouds rain and storms called? | wator vapor |
| With the orogaraphic effect, which side of the mountain range receives a large amount of moisture, or rain and snow fall? | Windward Side |
| Areas in the tropics usually receive what kind of storms caused by weather? | Hurricanes/Typhoons |
| The climate zone that is most heavily influenced by ocean currents are called | Marine West Coast Climate |
| With the orogaraphic effect, which side of the mountain range is dry and receives a small amount of rain fall? | leeward side |
| What is the process by which water changes from liquid to a gas called? | Ecaporation |
| Dry areas that receive little or no rain fall are called? | Arid Climate Zones |
| Climate Zones that exists along costal areas of southern Europe and along costal continents with cool ocean currents are called? | Mediterranean Climate |