21 Flashcards
what is the climate
30 years of weather.
what is the upper and lower boundary of the tropicals
tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn.
why is it colder at the poles and hot at the equator
because the sun rays directly hit the equator. and they hit the poles but there is less of it and it could get easily reflected.
what are the three regions called
polar, temperate, and tropical.
what is the upper and lower boundary of the temperate zone
arctic, and antarctic circle.
why does the windward side get the rain explain it.
because it comes from the ocean. it goes us reaches dew point and warms coming down.
how much does temp decrease as u go higher
6.5 celcius cooler every thousand meters.
what does less humidity mean for water storage
can hold more water
how come norway is rather warm
because of the gulf stream, north atlantic.
what winds do we have. equator.
prevailing westerlies. trade winds.
why is it called the equatorial low
Due to the vertical rays of the sun here, there is intense heating. The air, therefore, expands and rises as convection current causing low pressure to develop here.
what are the five sections and their subsections
Humid tropical:wet tropics, tropical wet and dry
Humid Mid latitude (Mild winters): Dry summer subtropical, Humid subtropical, Marine west coast.
Humid mid latitude(severe winters): Humid continental, subarctic.
Dry: steppe or semiarid, desert or arid.
Polar: Tundra, ice cap
Highland
what is it called when leaves lose humidity? what does it make our climate?
transpiration. makes it more humid.
what is the koppen climate classification
when koppen divided the climates into 5 sections
what are the two things that make up climate
temperature and humidity.
wet tropical characteristics
hot and humid. hawaii
humid tropical climate. another name?
wet and dry. savana
where are the deserts on earth located
where the air is coming down from the subtropical highs
why is it so dry in the great basin
because of the sierra nevada mountains
what is another name for the leeward side of a mountain
rainshadow
describe great plains and us
great plains is semi arid and we are humid continental.
what is the major feature of tundra
has some plants while the ice caps have none.
why did the pueblos kivas move away
because of climate change
what is the period between ice ages when it is warmer
interglacial period
what are some evidences that say glaciers were present in warmer areas today
groove and striations. U shaped valleys.
What are some of the natural factors that cause change.
plate tectonics
how big were the hurricanes back then
they were massive beacuase the rest of the globe was water.
how do mountain buildings cause changes
it removes carbon dioxides.
how does earth path effect climate
circular and eliptical path. sometimes we get closer or further to the sun.
what creates the seasons
the tilt.
what if there were a greater tilt
seasons would be more extreme
what do ocean currents do to the west and east side of the continent
cool the west side and heat the east side
what are sunspots
places on the sun where it is cooler. sometimes there are more or less sunspots.
what does ash do
block the sun rays so it is cooler.
why do leaves have holes
so that oxygen can leave
