Weather and Climate

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

• air mass

• front

• tornado

• hurricane

a boundary between two air masses

• air mass

• cold front

• front

• warm front

Region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• warm front

Region north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays strike the Earth at smaller angle than the tropical zone.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• cold front

Match the following

• Amount of water vapour in the atmosphere

• Atmospheric pressure

• The amount of thermal energy in the atmosphere

• Humidity

• Fall of water towards the Earth in the form of rain, hail or snow

• Precipitation

• Air in motion in the atmosphere

• Wind

• The weight of the air over a point on the Earth's surface

• Temperature

​ ​​ (a)   is the height above the ​ (b)   level. The higher the ​ (c)   , the ​ (d)   the ​ (e)  

• altitude
• sea
• lower
• temperature
• clouds
• precipitation
• wind
• terrain

The main climatic zones in the world are...

• Hot zone, warm zone, cold zone

• Ice zone, temperate zone, hot zone

• Temperate zone, hot zone, cold zone

• Danger zone, cold zone, hot zone, temperate zone

In which climate zone can we find places like the UK?

• Tropical zone

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

• Continental zone

Which type of climate can we find in deserts?

• Arid and dry

• Extremely cold

• Cooler and wetter

• Hot and humid

In the Mediterranean climate we have...

• Hot dry summers

• Exytemely cold

• Arid and dry

• Short summers