Ch 28.3 Vocab and Notes Flashcards
A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
Maritime Climate
A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
Continental Climate
blows from over the water toward landing the afternoon, when land is warmer than the water
Sea Breeze
What is climate?
Long term average of weather conditions
What is weather?
Day to day outside conditions
What are the 5 spheres that make up Earth’s system?
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere
What is the atmosphere?
It includes the air around us
What is the biosphere?
Everything that is living and the places where they live
What is the hydrosphere?
It is water
What is the cryosphere?
It is frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers
What is the lithosphere?
It is Earth’s outermost layer
What is the primary factor that influence climate at any given location?
Latitude
At which location does Earth receive the most intense solar radiation?
Equator
At what degrees does the sun rays hit Earth’s surface in the tropic zone?
90%
At what degrees do the sun rays hit Earth’s surface in the temperate zones?
45%
At what degrees do the sun rays hit Earth’s surface in the Polar zones?
30%
Which one of the zones does Lamar fall in?
Temperate zones
What are other factors that determine climate?
Precipitation, Mountains, Water
What is it like on the windward side of a mountain?
The air is cool and wet and there is a lot of vegetation
what is like on the leeward side of a mountain?
The air is dry and there is little to no vegetation
What is land breeze?
Air blowing from the land towards the water when it happens at night
In Lamar Colorado what type of climate zone are we in and what type of vegetation do we have?
We have Warm semi-arid climate with grassland vegetation
