LC Earth and Space Science C13/14 Review

Average temperatures and average rainfall year-round

Where does the rain shadow effect occur? It is where one area is rainy and another area is dry.

Warm temperature and little rainfall

____________ air rises.

What type of clouds are associated with thunderstorms?

How does a volcanic eruption affect global change?

A period of time where there is excessive amounts of rainfall that cannot soak into the ground

What greenhouse gas is emitted from cars?

When negative and positive charges meet in the air, what is produced?

Warm temperatures and rainy

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Weather in Miami, Florida does not change much from winter to summer because it is near

Hurricane season

Saffir-Simpson scale

Tornado season

Fujita scale

Where does the cool air come from that causes tornadoes?

What is causing global warming?

Warm summers and cold winters

A period of time where there is very little rainfall for an area.

Area of the Midwest where most tornadoes occur

What causes most damage from a tornado?

Conditions are favorable for a tornado

Where do all hurricanes form?

Where does the warm air  come from that causes tornadoes?

Which of the following does NOT affect climate?

Go to the basement, or lower level, interior part of house and protect your head for a:

What causes most damage from a hurricane?

A tornado has been spotted in the area

El Nino is a warm ocean current that occurs