Ch. 3 Vocab (Climate and Vegetation)

What is the term for the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Typhoon

• Tornado

What marks the beginning of spring and autumn?

• Solstice

• Hurricane

• Equinox

• Blizzard

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time called?

• Climate

• Weather

• Ecosystem

• Biome

What term describes the typical weather conditions at a location over time?

• Weather

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Convection

What is the term for falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail?

• Drought

• Precipitation

• Convection

• Typhoon

What is the land on the leeward side of hills or mountains that gets little rain called?

• Rain shadow

• Tundra

• Steppe

• Savanna

What is a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters called?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Drought

What is a tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific called?

• Typhoon

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

What is a powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air called?

• Typhoon

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

What is a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour called?

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Typhoon

• Tornado