28.3 Flashcards
A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
Maritime climate
A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
Continental climate
a local wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day
Sea breeze
What is climate
Long term average of weather conditions
What is weather
Day to day outside conditions
What are the five spheres that make up the earths system
Atmosphere Cryosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere
What is the atmosphere
The air around us
what is the biosphere
Everything organic
What is the hydrosphere
Is where their is liquid water
what is the cryosphere
Is where frozen water is at
What is the lithosphere
Earth’s outermost layer
What is the primary factor that effects climate at a given location
Latitude
At which location does earth receive the most intense solar radiation
The Equator
At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the tropics zone
90 Degrees
At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the Temperate zones
45 degrees
At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the polar zones
30 degrees
Which one of these zones does Lamar, CO fall under
Temperate
What are other factors that determine climate
Precipitation
Mountains
Water
what is it like on the windward side of a mountain
Air is cool and wet with a lot of vegetation
what is it like on the leeward side of a mountain
Warm and dry no vegetation
What is land breeze
Air blowing from land to water at night
What climate zone are we in
Warm Semi-Arid
what kind of vegetation are we in
Grassland
