weather and climate Flashcards
1
Q
Weather
A
is the daily conditions for a certain location
2
Q
Climate
A
is the long term average weather
3
Q
Radiant Energy
A
energy that travels through space like the suns energy traveling to earth
4
Q
Latitude
A
Distance of a place north or south of the equator
5
Q
Rotation
A
earth spinning on its axis that causes day and night
6
Q
Convection Current
A
the circular movement of fluids like air and water caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluid and the sinking of cooler more dense fluid
7
Q
Atmospheric Movement
A
sun heats the air and hot air rises and cold air sinks creating circular convection currents
8
Q
Ocean Currents
A
sun heats the water and hot water rises and cold water sinks creating ocean currents
9
Q
Coriolis effect
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