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Core Concepts 3: Climate and Weather
Core Concepts 3: Climate and Weather
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Review of the vocabulary and key points of core concepts 3
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A ________ is a tropical cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane
Tropical Storm
Tornado
Squal
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A ____ is a park-like landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells.
oasis
plateau
mirage
savanna
3
Climates with cool summers and bitter cold winters are
maritime
arctic
tundra
semiarid
4
The average weather of a place over many years is
weather
weather
precipitation
climate
5
An intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics
tornado
tsunami
tropical cyclone
hurricane
6
The three parts of the water cycle are ____________, condensation, and precipitation.
liquids
rain
solids
evaporation
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___is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival.
Ecosystem
Tundra
Ice Cap
Environment
8
By looking outside to decide what you will wear that day, you are checking the
clouds
temperature
weather
rain
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Maritime climates exist where moist winds blow
onshore
hot air
cold air
oceans
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A swirling funnel of wind that can reach 200 miles per hour.
hurricane
tsunami
tropical cyclone
tornado
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___act like large rivers in the Earth's oceans and help spread heat and shape climates.
Water cycles
Temperature differences
Ocean currents
Wind patterns
12
Water turning to a gas is called
precipitation
rain
evaporation
water cycle
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Climates with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall are
maritime
humid subtropical
arid
tropical wet
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ITCZ Intertropical convergence zone
the area of rising air near the south pole
the area of rising air between the north and south pole
the area of rising air near the Equator.
is the area of rising air near the north pole
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Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or
hurricanes or tornadoes
grass or forest fires
human activities
very cold winters
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Why are some areas of Earth are consistently warmer than other areas of earth?
seasons
Distance from the sun
Tilt of Earth's axis
altitude
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When two different air masses with different temperatures or moisture collide, one result is
low pressure
intense storms
high pressure
a new desert area
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The area between the Topic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is one of the earth's two
Temperate Zones
Hurricane Zones
Pole Zones
Arctic Zones
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Types of precipitation include
rain
sleet
snow
all three
