WEATHER AND CLIMATE CONCEPT REVIEW

the different layers, or horizons, that form soil, including the rock layer below the soil

When water evaporates from plants, it’s called

ecological region based on a combination of physical, biological, and human factors

climate type that develops away from the influence of the ocean

When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere its called

a large body of air having the same moisture and temperature conditions throughout

process whereby water vapour is cooled and changes from an invisible gas to a liquid

the generally west to east rapid movement of air in mid-latitude areas at an high altitude

The largest vegetation region of Canada

climate type that is strongly influenced by the closeness of an ocean or other large water body

Soils that develop where calcification is the dominant soil-forming process

upward movement of water in soil because of evaporation on the surface,

plants that grow without any human interference

a region with long grasses

side of a mountain barrier with dry conditions.

the often stormy boundary between cold, dry, arctic air and warm, moist, tropical air

daily weather conditions of a place

vegetation region that contains both coniferous and deciduous trees

weather conditions of a place averaged over a long period of time

The amount of water vapor present in the air

Permanently frozen soil.

areas where the characteristics of one region gradually change into those of another

Precipitation caused when an air mass is forced to rise over an elevated land mass. (mountain)

the winds that are most commonly found in an area

surface layer of the Earth composed of mineral and organic materials, air, and moisture

deposition of minerals in the top layer by water moving upward because of dry conditions

Downward movement of water into the soil

most northerly vegetation region cold dry climate ; shrubs, grasses, lichens, mosses,

partially decomposed organic material found in the upper layer of soil

removal of minerals from the soil by water as it moves downward through the soil

The wettest side of a mountain barrier

Water from the atmosphere that falls to Earth, including rain, snow, hail and sleet.

the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor

day-to-day characteristics of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other atmospheric condition

broad-leafed trees that shed their leaves annually in the autumn

When water evaporates directly from glacial ice, it’s called

Soil at the top of a soil profile that is rich organic materials

the effect that very large bodies of water have on the climate of nearby land areas

precipitation resulting from heating of the land.

trees with cones and needle-like leaves , evergreen.

Soils that develop where leaching is the dominant soil-forming process