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Weather, Climate, and Environment- Eastern World Chapter 3
Weather, Climate, and Environment- Eastern World Chapter 3
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Earth's rotation causes prevailing winds... true or False
False
True
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______, Wind, Water, Location, and Mountains affect the weather and climate of an Area
Monsoons
Sun
Moon
Rotation
3
The amount of sun at a given location is affected by Earth's
wind, water, and elevation
tilt, movement, and shape
tropical, highland, and temperate
4
Plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment they live in
ecosystem
desert
environment
aligators
5
extreme changes in ecosystems can cause a species to die out, or become......
limited
extinct
exclusive
6
define...... ocean currents
a place where two air masses meet
global winds that make an area warmer and wetter
large streams of surface sea water that move heat around
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decayed plant or animal matter
habitat
disgusting
peat moss
humus
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The place where two air masses of different temperatures and moisture content meet
a front
a rear
tropics
a local coffee shop
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mountains can influence an area's climate by affecting both temperature and precipitation.. T/F
True
False
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What is climate?
the amount of humidity in the air today
the temperature and precipitation on a given day.
a region's average weather over a long period of time
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What is weather?
the amount of sun at a given location
the short term changes in the air for a given place and time
winds that blow in specific predictable patterns
average weather conditions over time
12
the spread of desert like conditions
reforestation
desertification
deforestation
13
define.... Prevailing winds
cold air from the mountains
warm air from volcanic eruptions
winds that blow in the same direction over large areas
14
centered mainly on 30' latitude, also in the middle of continents, on west coast, rain shadows
subarctic
highland
tropical savannah
desert
15
Living things and their ________________ are connected and affect each other in many ways
climate
weather
environment
offspring
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east coast in the middle latitudes
Humid subtropical
Tropical Savannah
Steppe
Highland
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a place where plants and animals live
habitat
home depot
ecosystem
deserts
18
most of the moisture in the ocean air falls on the mountainside facing the wind
rain shadow effect
blizzard
storm front
hurricane
19
Large bodies of water (oceans and seas) make the area around it warmer, or more mild. T or F
true
false
20
On or near the equator
marine west coast
tundra
humid tropical
desert
21
Areas near the equator are in the
low latitudes
middle latitudes
high latitudes
22
polar regions
Ice Cap
Humid tropical
Mediterranean
Desert
23
which one of the following are the "technical name" for cow farts....
butane
carbon dioxide
methane
octane
24
seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air
Cinco de Mayo
monsoon
prevailing
Mardi Gras
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deforestation is the planting of trees... T or F
true
False
26
what type of climate do we live in (Ohio)
tropical
polar
temperate
highland
