4.8 Earth's Geography and Climate

Question 1

What happens to warm, moist air as it moves up a mountain? Why?

Answer 1

Air moves up a mountain on the windward side. This rising air cools, expands, and releases precipitation, which decreases the pressure. This side of the mountain often has lush vegetation

Question 2

Rainshadow Effect

Answer 2

Forms behind a mountain and is dry because the mountain blocks the rain; predicts the location of rainfall, vegetation, and arid/dry areas along slopes of coastal mountains and on the leeward side of coastal mountains

Question 3

Why do coastal locations typically have less fluctuation in temperature than inland areas?

Answer 3

The water heats and cools more slowly in land. In the summer, coastal regions will stay cooler and warmer in the winter. Therefore, a more moderate climate with smaller temperatures are created

Question 4

Albedo

Answer 4

the amount of sunlight that a surface reflects