chapter 3

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

The condition of the weather of weather at a given time and place.

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

weather conditions over a region over a long period of time.

Question 3

temperature

Answer 3

The measurement of heat.

Question 4

greenhouse affect

Answer 4

Keeps the planet warm.

Question 5

global worming

Answer 5

Caused by human activities.

Question 6

prevailing winds

Answer 6

Winds that blow from north and south from the equator.

Question 7

doldrums

Answer 7

An area that has little winds.

Question 8

front

Answer 8

Two air masses of widely different temperatures levels meet.

Question 9

Evaporation

Answer 9

Rain is the evaporation from the ocean.

Question 10

humidity

Answer 10

The amount of water vapor in the air.

Question 11

condensation

Answer 11

Water vapor changed from a gas to a liquid.

Question 12

orthographic affect

Answer 12

Moist air pushes against the mountain.

Question 13

rain shadow

Answer 13

The drier areas like a desert.

Question 14

tornadoes

Answer 14

The twisting spirals of air effect.

Question 15

hurricanes

Answer 15

The most powerful storm.

Question 16

typhoons

Answer 16

Can create dangerously high waves.

Question 17

ecosystem.

Answer 17

Plants and animals in a area.

Question 18

monsoon.

Answer 18

Wet and dry weather.

Question 19

savannas

Answer 19

Tropical grasslands.

Question 20

arid

Answer 20

dry