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28.3 Flashcards

1
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A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

A

Maritime climate

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2
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A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

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Continental climate

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3
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a local wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day

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Sea breeze

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4
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What is climate

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Long term average of weather conditions

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5
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What is weather

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Day to day outside conditions

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6
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What are the five spheres that make up the earths system

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Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
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7
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What is the atmosphere

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The air around us

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8
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what is the biosphere

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Everything organic

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9
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What is the hydrosphere

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Is where their is liquid water

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10
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what is the cryosphere

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Is where frozen water is at

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11
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What is the lithosphere

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Earth’s outermost layer

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12
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What is the primary factor that effects climate at a given location

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Latitude

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13
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At which location does earth receive the most intense solar radiation

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The Equator

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14
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At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the tropics zone

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90 Degrees

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15
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At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the Temperate zones

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45 degrees

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16
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At what degrees does the suns rays hit earth in the polar zones

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30 degrees

17
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Which one of these zones does Lamar, CO fall under

A

Temperate

18
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What are other factors that determine climate

A

Precipitation
Mountains
Water

19
Q

what is it like on the windward side of a mountain

A

Air is cool and wet with a lot of vegetation

20
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what is it like on the leeward side of a mountain

A

Warm and dry no vegetation

21
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What is land breeze

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Air blowing from land to water at night

22
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What climate zone are we in

A

Warm Semi-Arid

23
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what kind of vegetation are we in

A

Grassland

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