Chapter 3 Flashcards
Each of the two days in a year on which day and night are equal in lengths, marks the beginning of spring and autumn
Equinox
Either of two times of year when the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon at the furthest points north
Solstice
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time
Weather
The typical weather
Climate
Falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Precipitation
A storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters
Hurricane
A tropical storm, like a hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific
Typhoon
A powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air
Tornado
A heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour and reduced visibility of less than one-quarter mile
Blizzard
A long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall
Drought
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air
Convection
A weather pattern created by the warming of the waters off the warming of the waters off the west coast of South America
El Niño
The layer of gases released by the burning of coal and petroleum that traps solar energy, causing global temperature to increase
Greenhouse effect
The flat treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean, the climate region of the Arctic Ocean
Tundra
Permantally frozen ground
Permafrost
