BJU Earth Science 20 & 21 Storms & Climate

The boundary of two different air masses is a ______.

Which type of climate is found high in elevation and follows mountain ranges?

In the Doppler effect, people closer to the source of the sound hear a higher pitch.

The _________ solstice in the Northern Hemisphere would be when the sun's rays are directly above the Tropic of Cancer.

The ____________ zone lies between the polar and tropic zones.

Which type of climate has the most diversity in plant and animal life?

Weather data from many locations in symbolic form is a ______.

CO2 is a _______ added to the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels.

Which climate zone can have arid or semiarid type deserts?

_______ is the process of cutting down forests, which may contribute to more CO2 in the atmosphere to trap heat.

_______ is the preservation and wise use of earth's resources.

The greatest hazzard of a hurricane is ________.

When a warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses, a ________ front has formed.

When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

A type of short term climate change where trade winds and ocean currents can change is known as ___________.

____________ is the collision of two air masses over an area like a peninsula (Florida).

The _______ is used by meteorologists to tell what type of weather there is.

Large bodies of water can affect ____________ and ____________ of the land nearby.

When a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass, a warm front has gone through an area.

Areas between 23 1/2 degrees north and south of the equator and 0 degrees are called _________ zones.

The greenhouse hypothesis is the idea that humans' use of _____ is creating global warming.

Climate is ultimately determined by __________.

Many people believe climate change is a bad thing and should be prevented at all costs.

What are seasonal winds that bring heavy precipitation?

When isobars are close together on a weather map this indicates __________ winds.

The winter solstice gives us the _____ amount of daylight than any other day of the year.

A huge body of air with similar temperature and humidity througout is a ____.

Which of the following factors determines the amount of sunlight an area receives?

__________ is the term that describes the average weather conditions in an area over a period of many years.

Biosphere 2 failed because the earth's systems are far too __________ to model in such a small facility.

An African savanna would be found in a dry climate.

Secular and young-earth/creationary scientists agree that the earth has experienced climate change in the past.

An increase in the world's average temperatures is called _________

Climatology looks at trends over ______ years.

The greenhouse hypothesis states that ______ activities are increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

The Mediterranean coast of Greece would be a temperate marine climate.

The Siberian tundra would be found in a polar climate.

The Australian Outback would be found in a temperate continental climate.

The greatest hazzard of an ice storm is _______.

______ are repeated, natural changes in temperature, precipitation, and amount of sunlight.

The relatively calm, center of a hurricane is the ______.

The shock wave from a nearby lightning strike is called thunder.

Increased sunspot activity __________.

The most significant danger during a thunderstorm is ______.

The country of Nepal in the Himalayan mountains would a highland climate.