Science Flash Cards

Question 1

Latitude: A measure of how far north or south something is from the equator.

Answer 1

Global winds: a wind that blows in a predictable direction.

Question 2

Trade winds: winds that blow between 30* N latitude 30* S latitude.

Answer 2

Spheres: a 3 dimintional shape

Question 3

Land breeze: the movement of air from land to water.

Answer 3

Sea breeze: the movement from water to land.

Question 4

Equator: The imaginary line the runs around the middle of earth.

Answer 4

Convection:The transfer of heat through the movement of gas or liquid

Question 5

Climate: a region or area charactize by a given climate.

Answer 5

Condensation: The act or process of reducing a gas or water vapor to a liquid or solid form.

Question 6

Current: something that flows, as a stream.

Answer 6

Labrador current: A cold ocean current flying S along the labrador coast through Davis strait to the Grandbanks wear it divides.

Question 7

ENSO

Answer 7

Oscillation