Regional Climate

6. process when a substance (water) changes from liquid to a gas
10. long term weather conditions of an area, combination of temperature, wind patterns, precipitation, etc.
13. amount of energy needed to change an objects temperature
14. amount of water vapor in the air
15. the revolution of Earth around the Sun
17. when water droplets become too large after condensation and fall due to gravity
18. phenomena caused by Earth's rotation, deflects fluids opposite directions in opposite hemispheres
20. large circular ocean currents
21. the "power" of the sunlight hitting Earth, dependent upon the angle

1. a measure of the thermal energy in a given substance
2. pattern created in fluids when different densities exist
3. wind from a dominant direction across Earth's surface
4. layer of gas surrounding Earth's surface, separates Earth from space
5. process when substances change from gas to liquid, when water does this we often see clouds
7. distance away from the equator, longitude is its twin
8. a substance that fills a confined space, has no "shape"
9. energy from the Sun
11. mass/volume, how tightly packed molecules are in a substance
12. energy energy created from particle motion in a given substance
16. the angle that describes the Earth relative to the plane of orbit
18. thermal energy transfer through contact between substances/objects
19. four distinct periods of the year as Earth orbits the Sun