Geo. Unit 2 Review

What causes air pressure to decrease?

Trees that remain green all year round are found in

measurement of heat

The process through which earth traps its heat is called

Which of the following appears to be a factor in global warming?

The increasing temperature o Earth over the last few decades

A wind system, in which winds completely reverse directions and cause seasons of wet and dry weather are called

the most powerful and destructive tropical cyclones

Soil That remains frozen year-round

Winds that blow same the same direction most of the time are called

Any center of low pressure

Mountains can influence climate through?

Zone along the equator that are calm and have no real wind are called

twisting spirals of air

Which of the following is an example of climate

Trees that lose their leaves during part of the year are found in

warm ocean current that moves warm tropical water northward along eastern North America

the weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time

Powerful rotating storms in the western Pacific Ocean

the amount of water vapor in the air

The meeting of two air masses of widely different temperatures or moisture levels

dry

a community of living and nonliving organisms

process by which liquid changes to a gas

Fog is a form of

the drier, leeward side of a mountain

The condition in the atmosphere at a given time and place is called?