Weather and Climate :) Flashcards
1
Q
What is climate?
A
Weather patterns for a region.
2
Q
What is radiant energy?
A
Energy that travels through space.
3
Q
What is latitude?
A
Distance of a place north or south of the equator.
4
Q
What is rotation?
A
Earth spinning on its axis.
5
Q
What is orbit?
A
A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
6
Q
What is convection currents?
A
The circular movement of fluid caused by convection.
7
Q
What is atmospheric Movement?
A
When the sun heats the air and hot air rises and cool air sinks.
8
Q
What are Ocean Currents?
A
When the sun heats the water and hot water rises and cool water sinks.
