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Population
A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.
A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.
Competition
A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.
A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.
A relationship in which two species live closely together.
resource
mutualism
succession
symbiosis
*Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
* Snails die and leave behind their shells.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
Predation
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
wind speed
The highest recorded temperature for Austin, Texas is 112 degrees fahrenheit.
Weather
Climate
The average yearly rainfall in Hawaii is 78 inches.
Weather
Climate
Every year when timmy goes to Colorado for Christmas, there is plenty of snow for skiing.
Weather
Climate
A big blizzard in Connecticut caused power outages across the state.
Weather
Climate
The average high temperature for Austin, Texas is 80 degrees fahrenheit.
Weather
Climate
It is usually raining in Seattle.
Weather
Climate
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
Weather
Climate
I had to put on a sweater today because it was cold.
Weather
Climate
In a tropical rainforest it is very humid and rains almost every day.
Weather
Climate
Arizona is dry most of the time.
Weather
Climate
Maria looked out her window and noticed it was a cloudy day.
Weather
Climate
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
Weather
Climate
The daily forecast for Charlotte, North Carolina, is partly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain.
Weather
Climate
When looking at the precipitation in the desert over time, we noticed that the desert is very dry.
Weather
Climate
Jenny's roof sprang a leak last week because of all the rain.
Weather
Climate
The average low temperature for Austin, Texas is 56 degrees fahrenheit.
Weather
Climate
Today was sunny, but tomorrow there is a 10% chance of rain.
Weather
Climate
A typical day in Brazil would be hot and humid.
Weather
Climate
The lowest recorded temperature for Austin, Texas is -2 degrees fahrenheit.
Weather
Climate
It was cloudy and rainy all weekend.
Weather
Climate
Clouds can be used to predict the weather.
True
False
Cloud cover keeps the Earth warmer.
True
False
How does a storm pick up more moisture?
It doesn't; the storm already has what it will hold.
By moving over rivers.
By moving over large bodies of water like a lake.
Pools and river give storms more moisture.
What is a characteristic of a Tornado
No wind
Flying cars
Strong rain and winds
A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
flooding
Most hurricanes
cannot be seen from space
cross exposed land
become dangerous category 5 storms
lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land
The calm area in the center of a hurricane is called the _____.
draft
funnel
eye
squall
A tornado is a tropical storm with winds speeds reaching more than 119 km/h
True
False
A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with winds that blow up to 500 km/h is called a tornado.
True
False
Lightning is the discharge of static electricity inside or between thunderclouds.
True
False
A tropical storm has rotating winds with a high pressure area at its center.
True
False
How does a tornado form?
A levee or a dam failure, A sudden release of water from an ice jam, A few minutes or hours of heavy rain
Tornadoes form when a thunderstorm meets a horizontal winds at a high altitude. These winds cause the warm air rising in the thunderstorm to spin
Tornadoes form when air cools and rises, water vapor condenses, heat is released and allows tornadoes to grow
they begin as a group of thunderstorms and then by the equator they turn into a violent low-pressure storm
Thunderstorm clouds are known as _____.
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus clouds
cumulus clouds
Where in the US do you think a blizzard is least likely to form?
Alaska
Russia
Golf Coast and the coast of California.
Utah
What is one example of how a blizzard can be dangerous
roads can be slippery and icy
It can get really hot
There are no dangers
How can a flash flood form?
air temperature must be below freezing
when a thunderstorm meets horizontal winds at a high altitude
warm air rising
A few minutes or hours of heavy rain
What is a storm surge?
The middle of a hurricane
wind changing
a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.
nothing
A blizzard that occurs when snow is now longer falling is called a ground blizzard.
True
False
What destroys a hurricane?
Warm Water
Movement over land
None of the above
All of the above
How can people stay safe during a tornado
Tell your mom you love her and freak out
Get in your car and drive to your grandma's
Go outside and look, because it's North Carolina
go into a basement or sturdy building away from windows with food and water
What type of large scale winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
land breezes
mountain breezes
global winds
land breezes
What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
heat from the Earth's core
the rotation of the Earth
Moon's gravity
unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
The Coriolis effect causes ___________.
the Earth to rotate on its axis
earthquakes
global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
the Earth to revolve around the sun
In which direction do the westerlies flow?
from east to west
from west to east
from north to south
from south to north
The tropical winds running that blow from east to west near the Equator are called the
subtropical westerlies
polar westerlies
trade winds
polar winds
Warm, rising air near the equator creates an area of very little wind called the:
Doldrums
Trade Winds
Polar Easterlies
Westerlies
What is found at letter E?
Horse Latitudes
Prevailing Westerlies
Doldrums
Tradewinds
