Geography - Chapter 2 - Climate, Water, Vegetation

What is plant life called?

• grass

• vegetation

• rain forest

• animals

What is the water cycle?

• the movement of water through pipes to your house

• the movement of water through the earth and atmosphere

• the movement of waste water to your septic system

• the movement of a bicycle that floats in the water

What is water vapor?

• water that is stale

• water that is water droplets

• water that is gas

• water that is ice

What is evaporation?

• a change from liquid to a gas

• a change of liquid to a solid

• a change of steam to ice crystals

• a change of fog to dew drops

What is precipitation?

• sweat, dew, rivers, and lakes

• creeks, streams, and rivers

• lava, magma, and liquid metal

• rain, snow, sleet, hail

What is the weather?

• right now, it's cold with snow on the ground

• the condition of the earth's atmosphere at a time and place

• its the condition of the atmosphere over a year's worth of data keeping

• its the stuff that makes us wonder

What is Climate?

• the four seasons

• the water in the earth's atmosphere

• the weather on a particular day and time

• The overall weather in an area over a long period of time

What is a typhoon?

• a small shark

• a mythical Japanese water-horse

• a hurricane in the Indian or Pacific Oceans

• a tornado over water

What is a monsoon?

• a seasonal wind and rain

• a seasonal gift from Canada

• seasoning such as Wasabi powder

• the four seasons

What is a current?

• a movement of magma to the earth's surface

• a movement of air over a blimp

• the movement of a glacier down a mountain

• the movement of hot or cold water through the oceans