28.3 Flashcards
1
Q
what is climate
A
long term average of weather conditions
2
Q
what is weather
A
day-to-day conditions
3
Q
what are the five spheres
A
atmosphere biosphere hydrosphere cryosphere loithosphere
4
Q
what is the atmosphere
A
air around us
5
Q
what is the biosphere
A
everything organic
6
Q
what is the hydrosphere
A
liquid water
7
Q
what is the cryosphere
A
frozen water in snow ice and glaciers
8
Q
what is the lithosphere
A
the Earth’s outermost layer
9
Q
what is the primary factor that infulences climate at a given location
A
lattitude
10
Q
where is the greatest amount of sloar radiation to earth
A
equator
11
Q
at a tropical region what degree does the radiation hit earth
A
90
12
Q
what angle does the sun hit earth’s surface in the temprate areas
A
45
13
Q
what degree does rthe sun hit the polar zones
A
30
14
Q
whaty zone are we in
A
temprate
15
Q
what other things affect climate
A
wind air pressure water
