weather

Question 1

condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

Answer 1

weather

Question 2

weather conditions in a geographic region over a long time

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climate

Question 3

a measurement of heat

Answer 3

temperature

Question 4

earths atmosphere traps heat energy in a process called what

Answer 4

greenhouse affect

Question 5

evidence that shows that earth has gotten warmer in recent decades

Answer 5

global warming

Question 6

winds around the centers of low atmospheric pressure

Answer 6

cyclones

Question 7

winds that blow from the same direction most of the time

Answer 7

prevailing winds

Question 8

areas with no prevailing winds

Answer 8

doldrums

Question 9

zone between two air masses of widely different temperatures or moisture levels

Answer 9

front

Question 10

process by which liquid changes to gas

Answer 10

evaporation

Question 11

the amount of water vapor in the air

Answer 11

humidity

Question 12

the process by which water vapor changes from a gas into liquid droplets

Answer 12

condensation

Question 13

cooling effect that occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain, resulting in a wetter wind-ward and a dryer leewards side

Answer 13

orthographic effect

Question 14

a drier area on the leeward side of a mountain rain

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rain shadow

Question 15

violent twisting spiral of air

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tornadoes

Question 16

the term for hurricanes in the western pacific ocean

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typhoons

Question 17

communities of plants and animals

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ecosystems

Question 18

a wind system in which winds reverse directions and cause seasons of wet and dry weather

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monsoons

Question 19

areas of tropical grasslands scattered trees and shrubs

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savannas

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dry

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arid

Question 21

forrests made up of trees that loose their leaves during part of the year

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deciduous forrest

Question 22

forrests of cone bearing evergreen trees

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coniferous forrest

Question 23

permanently frozen soil below the grounds surface

Answer 23

permafrost