Chap 28.3 Flashcards
maritime climate
climate strongly influence by presence of an ocean, tends to be mild do to moisture
continental climate
climate not affected by an ocean, characterized by extreme in temperature.
sea breeze.
local wind created by temperature and pressure differences between ocean and land; wind blows toward land in the afternoon, and away from land at night.
What is climate
Its a long-average of weather condition
what is weather
The day to day outside condition
What are the five spheres that make up the earths systems?
Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Lithosphere, hydrosphere, Biosphere.
What is the atmosphere
is the air around us
what is the biosphere
its everything organic
what is the hydrosphere
it is the liquid water
what is the cyrosphere
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 influences climate at a given location
Latitude
Where is the solar radiation most intense on earth
At the equator
At what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface at the topic zone
At 90%
At what degrees does the sun rays hit earths surface at the temperate zone
45%
