WG_ Chapter 3

A day on which the sun is directly over the equator

• Coriolis Effect

• Desert

• Equinox

• Steppe

an extremely dry area which supports very few plants

• Coriolis Effect

• Desert

• Equinox

• Steppe

Causes winds to blow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

• Coriolis Effect

• Desert

• Equinox

• Steppe

a dry grassland that has warm summers and harsh, cold winters

• Coriolis Effect

• Desert

• Equinox

• Steppe

permanently frozen soil beneath the ground's surface

• permafrost

• solstice

• greenhouse gas

• El Nino

a da on shich the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of the Capricorn

• permafrost

• solstice

• greenhouse gas

• El Nino

What causes solar radiation to warm the Earth

• the Coriolis effect

• the lunar effect

• the shadow effect

• the greenhouse effect

Which area experiences the midnight sun

• the Equator

• the Artic

• the Midlatitude Zone

• the Horse Lattitudes

a substance such as methane or carbon dioxide that traps heat in the atmosphere

• permafrost

• solstice

• greenhouse gas

• El Nino

a phenomenon in which the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures i the mid-Pacific region reverse

• permafrost

• solstice

• greenhouse gas

• El Nino