Weather and Climate Flashcards
1
Q
What is Climate?
A
Weather patterns for a region.
2
Q
What is Radiation Energy?
A
Energy that travels through space like the Sun’s energy traveling to Earth.
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 it’s axis that causes day and night.
5
Q
What is Orbit?
A
A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
6
Q
What is Convection Current?
A
The circular movement of fluids caused by the less dense fluid and the sinking of cooler more dense fluid.
7
Q
What is Atmospheric Movement?
A
Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere.
8
Q
What are Ocean Currents?
A
streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions.
