Weather and Climate Flashcards
What is Climate?
Weather Patterns For A Region
What is Radiant Energy?
Energy From The Sun That Reached Earth As Visible Light And Ultra Violet and Infrared (Heat) Radiation
What is Latitude?
Distance Of A Place North Or South Of The Equator
What is Rotation?
Earth Spinning On Its Axis That Causes Day And Night
What is Orbit?
The Curved Path Of A Celestial Object Or Spacecraft Around A Star, Planet, or Moon, Especially A Periodic Elliptical Revolution.
What is Convection Currents?
The Circular Movement Of Fluids (Like Air Or Water) Caused By The Rising Of Hotter, Less Dense Fluid And The Sinking Of Cooler, More Dense Fluid
What is Atmospheric Movement
Global Air Circulation Patterns Within The Atmosphere That Are Held To Earth By Gravity And Warmed As Heat Radiates From Earth; Influenced By Convection Of Warm, Less Dense Air (Rises And Spreads Out) And, Dense Air (Sinks)
What are Ocean Currents
A Directional Movement Of Ocean Water; Surface Currents Result From Steady Winds Over The Ocean Surface. Deep Currents Result From Density Variations Due To Temperature And Salinity Differences.
