Vocab Review #5 (Climate Factors)

Front

Measurement of height above mean sea level (MSL)

Back

elevation

Front

Imaginary line through Earth's center and poles, about which Earth rotates.

Back

axis

Front

Degree of compactness of a substance

Back

Density

Front

Path an object follows around another object

Back

Orbit

Front

Side of a mountain range facing away from the wind

Back

leeward

Front

Direction from which the wind blows

Back

windward

Front

Imaginary circle around the earth's middle, between the poles.

Back

equator

Front

Distance north/south of the Equator in degrees

Back

latitude

Front

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, in degrees

Back

longitude

Front

Movement of an object around another

Back

Revolution