28.2 Flashcards
how many jet streams are there in the world
4
how many pressure systems are there
2
what are low pressure system also known as
a low
which direction does a low rotate
counterclockwise
what are some results of a low pressure system
causes the air to rise,which results in cloud formation and precipitation
what is a high pressure system often known as
a high
which direction does a high pressure system rotate
clockwise
what are some results of a high pressure system
air sinks creating clear sky
what are the four water fronts
cold,warm,stationary,and occl
uded fronts
how are cold fronts created
where cold air forces warm air upward in a fast and choatic manner
how are cold fronts represented on a weather for cast
how are warm fronts created
warm air rises gently above cold air
how are warm fronts repricented on a weather forcast
red
how are warm fronts repricented on a weather forcast
red
a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
maritime climate
a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
continental climate
a __ ___ blows from over the water land in the afternoon, when the land is warmer than the water.
what is climate?
long-term average of weather conditions
what is weather?
the day to day conditions
what are the five spheres that make up earths
atmosphere,cryosphere,biosphere,hydrosphere,and lithosphere
what is the atmosphere
the air around us
what is biosphere
everything organic
what is hydrosphere
liquid water
what is the cryosphere
frozen water in snow,ice,and glaciers
what is the lithosphere
earths outtermost layer
what is the primary factor that infuences climate at any given location?
latitude
where is solar radiation most intence on earths surface?
equator
at what degrees do the sun rays hit the tropical zone
90 degrees
at which degrees do the sun rays hit
45 degrees
which degrees do the sun rays hit the polar zones
30 degree
which zone in lamar colorado located
temperate
what other factors determine climate
percpitation ,mountains,water
what is the windward side conditions like
air is cool and wet,vegitation
what are the conditions like on a leeward side
temperline
what is a land breeze
when the wind blows from the land to the water during night
what type of climate zone and vegitation does lamar have
warm semi air grassland
how do seasonal changes occur?
season happen how earth revolves around the sun
what was the period called when the earths serfice was covered in ice
ice age
