chapter 4

Question 1

the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas

Answer 1

evaporation

Question 2

higher the temperature the more water vapor the air can hold

Answer 2

humidity

Question 3

by which vapor changes from a gas into a liquid droplets

Answer 3

condensation

Question 4

when moist air pushes against a mountain

Answer 4

orographic effect

Question 5

as the air moves down the leeward side

Answer 5

rain shadow

Question 6

twisting spirals of air

Answer 6

tornadoes

Question 7

the most powerful and destructive tropical cyclone

Answer 7

hurricanes

Question 8

in the western pacific ocean can create dangerously high waves

Answer 8

typhoons

Question 9

the community of plants and animals in an area

Answer 9

ecosystems

Question 10

which winds completely reverse direction and cause seasons of wet and dry weather

Answer 10

monsoon

Question 11

humid plains

Answer 11

savannas

Question 12

dry

Answer 12

arid

Question 13

lose there leaves for part of the year

Answer 13

deciduous forests

Question 14

trees in those forests remain green all year

Answer 14

coniferous forests

Question 15

permanently frozen soil

Answer 15

permafrost