chapter 28.3 Flashcards
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 water toward land in the after noon
what is climate
long term average of weather conditions
what is weather
the day-to-day outside conditions
what are the five spheres that make up earths system
atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere
what is the atmosphere
the atmosphere includes the air around us
what is the biosphere
the biosphere is everything that is organic
what is the hydrosphere
the hydrosphere is liquid water
what is the cryosphere
the cryosphere is frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers
what is the lithosphere
the lithosphere is earth´s outermost layer
what is the factor that influences climate
latitude
where is the solar radiation most intense on earth
equator
at what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface at the tropic zone
90 degrees
at what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface at the temperate zone
45 degrees
what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface in the polar zone
30 degrees
what zone are we in
temperate
what other factors determine climate
precipitation, mountains, water
what is the windward side 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 on a mountain range
warm and dry and little to no vegetation
what is a land breeze
when air from the land goes to the water
which type of vegetation doe Colorado have
we have a war and semi-arid and grassland
