Climate and Natural Disasters

_____________ is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.

• Atmospheric Circulation

• Climate

• Local Geography

• Weather

What is the most important factor of climate?

• Atmospheric Circulation Patterns

• Latitude

• Oceanic Circulation patterns

• Solar Activity

In regions near the equator, night and day are both how long?

• 3 hours

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 16 hours

What wind pattern falls in the middle latitudes? (Between 30 and 60 degrees)?

• Polar easterlies

• Prevailing Winds

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

What is movement within the atmosphere called?

• Currents

• Radiation

• Topography

• Winds

Which winds blow predominantly in one direction throughout the year?

• Prevailing

• Seasonal

• Solar

• Trade

What is the cold phase of southern oscillation?

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Prevailing Winds

• Seasonal Change

What is the process that warms the Earth known as?

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Greenhouse Gas

• Greenhouse Emissions

• Thermal Effect

Which is NOT a major greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• CFCs

• Water Vapor

Which diseases do mosquitoes cause because of heat?

• Influenza & Malaria

• Influenza & Encephalitis

• Malaria & Encephalitis

• Malaria, Influenza & Encephalitis