6.13 - Regional Climates

Prevailing winds which travel across a large body of water will make that region

Saltwater is MORE dense than freshwater.

Study of long-term weather patterns

Water Vapor in the air is

Dissolved Salt Content of a body of water

Which is NOT an interaction that affects weather in an area?

The amount of water vapor in the air

In the Northern Hemisphere, wind direction is COUNTER-Clockwise.

What plays a vital role in regulating global climate and weather patterns?

Transfer of thermal energy

What causes weather?

Weather is determined by

Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year - round?

Earth Movement

Water in a glass that turns back into a liquid

Weather is affected by

The World

Rising water molecules cool and condense to form clouds.

Name of irregular warming of water in Pacific Ocean, causes floods and wet weather near Peru

Heat transfer caused by rising of hotter, less dense fluids, and the falling of cooler fluids

The Sun heats the Earth

Portion of the earth's surface with borders

Seasons are caused by

Which is NOT a characteristic of Ocean Currents?

When the wind blows TOWARD the coast

Long-term Weather condition in a region

Air Pressure is

When the wind blows AWAY from the coast

Wind will generally will carry the moisture when it comes from

Hotter Climates are always located near the