28.3 Flashcards
maritime
a climate that is strongly affected by the ocean
continental climate
a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
sea breeze
blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon when the land is warmer than the water
what is climate
its the long term average of weather conditions
what is weather
day to day outside conditions
what are the five spheres that make up earths system
atmosphere,cryosphere,lithosphere,hydrosphere,biosphere
what is the atmosphere
it includes the air around us
what is the biosphere
anything that is organic
what is hydrosphere
anything that includes water
what is cryosphere
it can include frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers
what is lithosphere
earths outermost layer
what is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location
latitude
where is the greatest amount of solar radiation received on earth
at the equator
at a tropical zone what degrees do the sun rays hit earth
90 degrees
at what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface at the temperate zone
45 degrees
