Climate Flashcards
1
Q
Atmosphere
A
The thingy that surrounds earth
2
Q
radiation
A
bad rays that will kills you
3
Q
convection current
A
currents of convection
4
Q
greenhouse effect
A
when temps get very warm from the atmosphere
5
Q
global warming
A
Warming of the global kind
6
Q
acid precipitation
A
precipitation of the acid kind
7
Q
Ozone Layer
A
A layer of the atmosphere
8
Q
weather
A
the temperature of a given area on a given day
9
Q
climate
A
what its like year round
10
Q
Latitude
A
Horizontal lines going across the earth
11
Q
prevailing winds
A
wind from a certain direction
12
Q
mountains
A
big pointy things
13
Q
Ocean currents
A
currents of the ocean
14
Q
Biome
A
areas divided off by weather
15
Q
Ice age
A
The time where the whole earth was covered in ice