Weather and Climate

Question 1

What is Climate?

Answer 1

Climate is a weather patterns for a region

Question 2

What is Radiant Energy?

Answer 2

Radiant Energy is energy that travels through space like the sun’s energy traveling to Earth

Question 3

What is Latitude?

Answer 3

Latitude is the distance of a place north or south of the equator

Question 4

What is Rotation?

Answer 4

Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis that cause day and night

Question 5

What is a Convection Current?

Answer 5

A Convection Current is 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.

Question 6

What is Atmospheric Movement?

Answer 6

Atmospheric Movement is when the sun heats the air and hot air rises and cool air sinks creating circular convection currents

Question 7

What are Ocean Currents?

Answer 7

Ocean Currents are when the sun heats the air and hot air rises and cool air sinks creating circular ocean currents

Question 8

What is Weather?

Answer 8

Weather is

Question 9

What is the Coriolis Effect?

Answer 9

The Coriolis Effect is