Chapter 3

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

Short term changes in the air

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

A regions average weather patterns during a certain time

Question 3

Prevailing winds

Answer 3

Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of the earth

Question 4

Ocean currents

Answer 4

Large streamers of surface seawater

Question 5

Front

Answer 5

A place where 2 air masses of different temperatures or moisture content meet

Question 6

Monsoons

Answer 6

Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air

Question 7

Savannas

Answer 7

Areas of tall grasses and occasional trees and shrubs

Question 8

Steppes

Answer 8

Semi dry grasslands

Question 9

Permafrost

Answer 9

Permanently frozen areas of soil

Question 10

Environment

Answer 10

Surroundings

Question 11

Ecosystem

Answer 11

Group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival

Question 12

Habitat

Answer 12

Place where a plant or animal lives

Question 13

Extinct

Answer 13

Die out

Question 14

Humus

Answer 14

Decayed plant or animal matter

Question 15

Desertification

Answer 15

The spread of desertlike conditions

Question 16

Natural resource

Answer 16

Material in nature that people use and value

Question 17

Renewable resource

Answer 17

Resources earth replaces naturally

Question 18

Non renewable resources

Answer 18

Resources that cannot be replaced

Question 19

Deforestation

Answer 19

Clearing of trees

Question 20

Reforestation

Answer 20

Planting trees to replace lost forest land

Question 21

Fossil fuels

Answer 21

Non renewable resources that formed the remains of ancient plants and animals

Question 22

Hydro electric power

Answer 22

Electricity from water power