weather & climate Flashcards
1
Q
what is climate
A
weather patterns for a region
2
Q
what is radiant energy
A
energy that travels thru space like the suns 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 its axis that causes day and night
5
Q
what is an convection current
A
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
6
Q
what is an atmospheric movement
A
sun heats the air and hot air rises and coll air sinks creating circular convection currents
7
Q
what are ocean currents
A
sun heats the water and hot water rises and cool water sinks creating circular ocean currents
8
Q
what is weather
A
9
Q
what is an coriolis effect
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