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CH 28.3 Flashcards

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1
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A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean.

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Maritime climate

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A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean.

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Continental Climate

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Local wind created by temperature and pressure differences between ocean and land.

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Sea Breeze

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What is climate?

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The long-term average of weather conditions

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What is weather?

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Day to day conditions

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What are the five spheres that make up Earth’s system?

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Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere

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What is the atmosphere?

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Includes the air around us

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What is the biosphere?

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Everything organic

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What is the hydrosphere?

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Liquid water

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What is the cryosphere?

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Frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers

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What is the lithosphere?

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Earth’s outermost layer

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What is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location?

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Latitude

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13
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Where is the greatest amount of solar radiation received on Earth?

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At the equator

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At a tropical region what degrees do the sun rays hit earth?

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90 degrees

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What degrees do the sun rays hit earth surface at the temperate zones?

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45 degrees

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What degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface in the polar zone?

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30 degrees

17
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Which zone will we fall in?

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Temperate zone

18
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What other factor determine climate?

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Precipitation, mountain, and water

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What are some specifics on the windward side of a mountain range?

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The air is cool and wet with lots of vegetation

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What are some specifics on the leeward side?

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The air is warm and dry and little to none vegetation

21
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Land breeze

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The air coming to land blowing to the water

22
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What climate zone is Lamar located in and what is the vegetation?

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Warm semi-arid and grassland

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