Climate

Question 0

Leaching

Answer 0

(With reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.

Question 1

Latitude

Answer 1

The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes: latitude 1 at a latitude of 51° N.

Question 2

Leeward

Answer 2

On or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downward. Contrasted with windward.

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

CHEMISTRY: The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground. These convective processes produce cloud and precipitation.

Question 4

Rain shadow

Answer 4

A region having little rainfall because it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds by a range of hills.

Question 5

Windward

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Facing the wind or on the side facing the wind. Contrasted with leeward.

The side or direction from which the wind is blowing.

Question 6

Climate

Answer 6

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

Question 7

Equator

Answer 7

A line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles, dividing the earth into northern and Southern Hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

Question 8

Altitude

Answer 8

The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

Question 9

Distance from the sea

Answer 9

Read the term again, if you still don’t get it, you have an iPad with google and internet access, dumbass.

Question 10

Prevailing winds

Answer 10

A wind from the direction that is predominant or most usual at a particular place or season.