28.3 Flashcards
Maritime climate
A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
Continental cliamtes
A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
Sea breeze
Blows from the over the water toward land in the afternoon
What is climate
Is the climate long term average of weathering conditions
What is weather
The day to day outside conditions
What are 5 spheres that make up Earth’s system
Atmosphere biosphere troposphere hydrosphere and lithosphere
What is the atmosphere
The air around us
What is the biosphere
everything organic
what is the hydrosphere
liquid water
what is cryoposphere
frozen water in snow ice and glaciers
what is the lithosphere
earth’s outermost layer
what is the primary factor that affect climate of any given location
latitude
where is solar radiation most intense
equator
at what angles does the sun rays hit the tropical zone
90 degrees
what angle sun rays hit the temperate zone
45 degrees
what angle does the sun hit the polar zone
30 degree
what factors determine c,imate
mountains precipitation and water
on the windward side what are the conditions like
cool and wet lots of vegetation
what are the conditions like on the leeward side
warm and dry little vegetation dry air
what is land breeze
the wind comes from the land and goes to the water at night
what type of climate zone and vegetation does lamar have
warm and semi arid and grassland
global warming
Global warming usually refers to human-induced warming of the Earth system, whereas climate change can refer to natural or anthropogenic change. The two terms are often used interchangeably.
el nino
An El Niño condition occurs when surface water in the equatorial Pacific becomes warmer than average and east winds blow weaker than normal. The opposite condition is called La Niña. During this phase of ENSO, the water is cooler than normal and the east winds are stronger. El Niños typically occur every 3 to 5 years.
la nina
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During a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer than normal in the South and cooler than normal in the North
