Which part of the water cycle turns water into vapor?

Which part of the water cycle turns vapor into water?

Which part of the water cycle sees water falling to Earth?

Which part of the water cycle sees water returning to rivers, lakes, and the oceans?

Which term describes the elevation above which no trees grow?

Which term describes the dry area on the side of mountains that face away from the prevailing winds?

Which term describes the trees that lose their leaves in the fall?

Which term describes the Evergreen trees with cones and needles?

Which term best describes the water in the earth's oceans?

Which term best describes the water most important to humans?

Which term best describes people's largest source of freshwater?

Which term best describes the seasonal winds that bring rain to South Asia?

Which term best describe the earth's dries areas?

Description: Cool, wet summers, mild winters; Ex. Washington State

Description: Wet season and dry season, grassland, hot; Ex. Tanzania, Kenya

Description: Climate changes with elevation; Ex. Rocky Mountains

Description: Harsh, dry, and cold, permafrost is typical, treeless plain; Ex. Northern Siberia, Northern Alaska

Description: Cold, long, snowy winters and short hot summers; Ex. Minnesota, New York City

Description: Dry. Less than 10” of rain/year; Ex. Phoenix, AZ, Sahara

Description: Mild, rainy winters with hot, dry summers; Ex. San Diego, Southern California, and Rome, Italy

Description: very cold and bitter winters, cool summers, taiga; Ex. Southern Alaska, Finland

Description: Hot, humid summers, mild winters; Ex. Georgia, Alabama, Southern China

Description: Year-round rain, hot, humid all year; Ex. Amazon River Basin in Brazil

Description: Arid, 10-20 inches of rain/year, usually surround deserts; Ex. US Great Plains and Mongolia

Description: Bitterly cold, average temperatures below zero, no vegetation grows; Ex. Antarctica and Greenland.

Climate region between 23.5 degrees North and South Latitude:

Climate region between 23.5 and 60 degrees North and South Latitude:

Climate region between 60 and 90 degrees North and South Latitude:

Largest and Deepest Ocean

Which term best describes the Gulf Stream?

Climate is determined by which of the following:

Subarctic, tundra, polar/ice cap climates are found in which major climate region?

Which climate type receives the least amount of rain?

What type of climate does Kasson or Mantorville have today?

Which term describes the unpredictable changes in air that take place over a short period of time?

Which term describes the usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time?

What line of latitude can be found at 23.5 degrees South?

What line of latitude can be found at 23.5 degrees North?

What occurs when cool winds from the east are stronger. Heavy clouds form over the Pacific?

What is the part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere/ All living things and the environments in which they live?

What part of earth is the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans?

What is the part of Earth is a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet

What is the part of Earth that includes the mantle and crust?

Which of the following is an example of an ocean found on the earth?