Vocabulary - Jan & Feb
Atmosphere,
Climate
Oceans
& Weather
CLIMATE TERMS
100,000 year cycle & elliptical orbit
air mass origins/ resulting characteristics
atmosphere
carbon dioxide causes /effects
climate
climate change & geologic record
climate classification: temperature & precipitation
climate data annual variations vs. long term
climatic zones
conduction-convection-radiation
Coriolis effect
energy from sun - EM radiation
energy from the inner core - radioactive decay
equatorial region climate change
global warming & causes
greenhouse effect & greenhouse gases
Michigan climate causes/ effects
ocean & atmosphere interactions
polar ice cap melting
rain shadow effect & windward/leeward
regional climates
Wladimir Koppen climate regions & classification
ATMOSPHERE TERMS
10 cloud types p. 300
air density in atmosphereatmosphere
air pressure of atmosphere
Coriolis effect
exosphere
gases in the atmosphere
heat transfer methods
humidity
layers of the atmosphere
mesosphere
radiation absorption & reflection
stratosphere
temperature inversion
thermosphere
troposphere
wind
OCEAN TERMS
Coriolis effect
doldrums
El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
horse latitudes
hurricane formation
oceanography
ocean as CO2 reservoir
ocean current - surface
ocean currents - deep water
ocean currents and effect on climates
ocean warming
ocean water density
ocean water salinity
salinity causes/ effects
sea ice and salinity
thermocline
thermohaline circulation
trade winds
WEATHER TERMS
adiabatic cooling
air masses
anemometer
barometer
blizzards & winter storms
category 5 hurricane
cloud types
cold front
conditions for severe weather
convection cells
convergence and low pressure air masses
Doppler radar and Doppler effect
downdrafts
drought
flooding
front types
frontal wedging
gusty surface winds
hurricanes and hurricane formation
hygrometer
jet streams
low vs. high pressure systems
mass evacuation
meteorology
reasons for the seasons
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
severe weather & seasonal variations
severe weather & societal impacts
severe weather advisory
severe weather types world-wide
severe weather warning
severe weather watch
social impacts
stationary front
storm surge
thunderstorm
tornado
tornado safety measures
updrafts
weather
weather maps p.335
ATMOSPHERE TERMS
ATMOSPHERE
TERM
1. 10 cloud types p. 300
2. air density in
atmosphere3. atmosphere
4. air pressure of
atmosphere
5. Coriolis effect
6. exosphere
7. gases in the
atmosphere
8. heat transfer
methods
9. humidity
10. layers of the
atmosphere
11. mesosphere
12. radiation absorption
& reflection
13. stratosphere
14. temperature
inversion
15. thermosphere
16. troposphere
17. wind
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CLIMATE TERMS
CLIMATE TERM
1. 100,000 year cycle &
elliptical orbit
2. air mass origins/
resulting
characteristics
3. atmosphere
4. carbon dioxide
causes /effects
5. climate
6. climate change &
geologic record
7. climate classification:
temperature &
precipitation
8. climate data annual
variations vs. long
term
9. climatic zones
10. conduction-convectionradiation
11. Coriolis effect
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Climate Terms Continued...
12. energy from sun - EM
radiation
13. energy from the inner
core - radioactive
decay
14. equatorial region
climate change
15. global warming &
causes
16. greenhouse effect &
greenhouse gases
17. Michigan climate
causes/ effects
18. ocean & atmosphere
interactions
19. polar ice cap melting
20. rain shadow effect &
windward/leeward
21. regional climates
22. Wladimir Koppen
climate regions &
classification
OCEAN TERMS
Name _______________________________
OCEAN TERM From book or internet
1. Coriolis effect
2. doldrums
3. El Nino-Southern
Oscillation (ENSO)
4. Great Ocean
Conveyor Belt
5. horse latitudes
6. hurricane
formation
7. oceanography
8. ocean as CO2
reservoir
9. ocean current surface
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Core 1 2 3 4
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Ocean Terms Continued
10. ocean currents deep water
11. ocean currents
and effect on
climates
12. ocean warming
13. ocean water
density
14. ocean water
salinity
15. salinity causes/
effects
16. sea ice and salinity
17. thermocline
18. thermohaline
circulation
19. trade winds
WEATHER TERMS
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WEATHER TERM From book or internet
1. adiabatic cooling
2. air masses
3. anemometer
4. barometer
5. blizzards & winter
storms
6. category 5 hurricane
7. cloud types
8. cold front
9. conditions for severe
weather
10. convection cells
11. convergence and low
pressure air masses
12. Doppler radar and
Doppler effect
13. downdrafts
14. drought
15. flooding
16. front types
17. frontal wedging
18. gusty surface winds
19. hurricanes and
hurricane formation
20. hygrometer
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WEATHER TERM From book or internet
21. jet streams
22. low pressure vs.
high pressure systems
23. mass evacuation
24. meteorology
25. reasons for the
seasons
26. Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Scale
27. severe weather &
seasonal variations
28. severe weather &
societal impacts
29. severe weather
advisory
30. severe weather types
world-wide
31. severe weather
warning
32. severe weather watch
33. social impacts
34. stationary front
35. storm surge
36. thunderstorm
37. tornado
38. tornado safety
measures
39. updrafts
40. weather
41. weather maps p.335
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