chapter 28.3 Flashcards

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1
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a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

A

maritime climet

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a climeat that is not directly affected by an ocean

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continental climet

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3
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sea breeze

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blows from over the water towered land in the afternoon when the land is warmer that the water .

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4
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what is clinmet

A

long tirm average of weather conditions

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5
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what is weather

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day to day weather conditions

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6
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5 things that mak eup earths system

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atmosphere biosphere hydrosphere lithosphere cryosphere

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7
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what is the atmosphere

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all air around us

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biosphere

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living

organic

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hydrosphere

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liguid water

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ithosphere

A

outermost layer

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11
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primary factor that influinces climet at any givent location

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latitude

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12
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where is solo radiation most intense

A

equator

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13
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at what rate do the rays hit the tropical zone

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90 degrees

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14
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at what angle near the suns temperate hits the temperet zone

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45 persent

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15
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at what angle does the sun it the polor zone

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30 percent

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16
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what factors determin climet

A

wind air pressure patterns affect average periptation

17
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what factored determine climate

A

presupposition mountains and body of water

18
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on the windward side what are the condition

A

cool wet and lots of vegetation