Core Concepts 3

A ____ is a park-like landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells.

The area between the Topic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is on of the earth's two

Types of precipitation include

A ________ is a tropical cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

What are some areas of Earth are consistently warmer than other areas of earth?

Climates with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall are

Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or

A swirling funnel of wind that can reach 200 miles per hour.

An intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics

___act like large rivers in the Earth's oceans and help spread heat and shape climates.

The average weather of a place over many years is

Climates with cool summers and bitter cold winters are

When two different air masses with different temperatures or moisture collide, one result is

By looking outside to decide what you will wear that day, you are checking the

The three parts of the water cycle are ____________condensation and precipitation.

Water turning to a gas is called

Out of all the classes, this one is the "bomb diggity!"

Maritime climates exist where moist winds blow

___is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival.

ITCZ Intertropical convergence zone