Exploring Weather Patterns

Front

What is the term for the average weather conditions in a specific area over a long period (usually at least 30 years)?

Back

climate

Front

What happens to the temperature at the South Pole during the long night after the sun sets in September?

Back

The temperature gets lower and lower.

Front

What do we call the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

Which best explains the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze?

Back

A sea breeze blows from the sea toward the land during the day, and a land breeze blows from the land toward the sea at night.

Front

How does the Gulf Stream affect the east coast in the winter months?

Back

It brings milder (warmer) temperatures

Front

What 2 parts of the water cycle cause clouds to form from water vapor and then for liquid water to fall to Earth?

Back

Condensation and precipitation.

Front

The main source of energy that drives the water cycle.

Back

the Sun

Front

What is the purpose of this model?

Back

to illustrate how water travels from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back to Earth's surface again

Front

Heat from the sun increases the speed of which water cycle process?

Back

evaporation

Front

How does a decrease in temperature turn water vapor back into a liquid?

Back

through condensation