chapter 28.3 Flashcards
what is the maritime climate
a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
continental climate
a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
sea breeze
blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon when the land is warmer than the water
what is climate?
The long-term average of weather conditions
What is weather?
the day to day weather conditions
what are the five spheres?
- Atmosphere
- Cryosphere
- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Biosphere
what is the atmosphere?
the air around us
what is the biosphere?
everything that is organic (living)
what is the hydrosphere?
is liquid water
what is the cryosphere?
is frozen water in snow,ice, and glaciers
what is the lithosphere?
Earth’s outermost layer
what is the primary factor influences climate at a given location?
latitude
where is the solar radiation most intense?
equator
at what degrees do the sun rays hit Earth’s surface at the tropic zone?
90 degrees
at what degrees do the sun rays hit Earth’s surface at the temperate zone?
45 degrees
what degrees do the sun rays hit Earth’s surface in the polar zones?
30 degrees
what zone are we located in?
temperate zone
what other factors determine climate?
- precipitation
- mountains
- water
what is the windward side like on a mountain range?
the air is cool and wet and there is a lot of vegetation
what is it like on the leeward side of a mountain range?
warm and dry and little to no vegetation
what is a land breeze?
where air from the land go to the water
which climate zone and what type of vegetation does Lamar Colorado have?
warm semi- arid and grassland
