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| What determines weather patterns? | Water, sunlight, & global movements |
| Two ways to describe weather and climate? | Temperature & Precipitation |
| The condition of the air and sky at a certain time? | Weather |
| The average weather of a place over many years? | Climate |
| Another name for the high latitudes? | Polar Zones |
| Another name for the middle latitudes? | Temperate Zones |
| Another name for the low latitudes? | Tropics |
| What causes the seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres? | Tilt of the earth on its axis |
| If the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing? | winter |
| The height above sea level? | Altitude |
| The movement of water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back? | water cycle |
| The water cycle includes... | precipitation & evaporation |
| What impact do warm water ocean currents have on regions in the high latitudes? | warms the air |
| What impact do cold water currents have on the tropics? | cools the air |
| Where on earth does air rise? | Equator & temperate zones |
| When two air masses of different temperatures collide, the result is? | Intense storms |
| Climates are mainly shaped by which factors? | Wind, Precip, Temp |
| What causes cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes? | Wind and air currents. |
| Because air rises along the equator, this region receives heavy amounts of ? | precipitation |
| Areas that share similar temperature and precipitation patterns are called? | climate regions |
| A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment fro survival is called? | Ecosystem |
| What can cause ecosystems to change? | Physical processes and/or human activities |
| Deciduous trees, or trees that lose their leaves in the fall are usually found in this ecosystem? | Temperate forest |
| Identify the three parts of the water cycle? | Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation |
| A type of tropical cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean? | Hurricane |
| Swirling funel of wind that can reach 200 miles per hour? | Tornado |
| Area of rising air near the equator is called? | Intertropical Convergence Zone |
| A landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells? | Savanna |
