Pennsylvaina Adventures in Time and Place: Unit 1, Lesson 2 Vocabulary
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13 Terms
weather
describes the air at a certain time and place, affects how you live day to day
climate
a pattern of weather over many years, affects long-range plans
temperature
how hot or cold the air is
precipitation
the moisture that falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
hurricanes
heavy rains and strong winds from storms
tornado
a swirlind funnel of wind that moves quickly
latitude
a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
parallels
another name for lines of latitude because they are parallel lines
degrees
uesd to measure the distance on Earth’s surface
longitude
a measure of how far east or west a place is from the prime median
prime median
the starting point for measuring lines of longitude
meridians
another name for lines of longitude
global grid
a set of crisscrossing lines that covers Earth entirely