chapter 28.4 Flashcards
what is climate?
long-term average of weather conditions
what is weather
day to day outside conditions
what are the fiver sphere the make up earth’s atmosphere
atmosphere biosphere hydrosphere cryosphere lithosphere
what is atmosphere
includes all the air around us
what is the biosphere
everything organic
what is hydrosphere
liquid water
what is cryopshere frozen water in snow ice and glaciers
what is lithosphere
earths outermost layer
what is the primary factor that influences climate at any location
latituide
where is solar radiation intense earth’s surface
equator
at what angle do the sun raise hit the tropical zone
90 degrees
at what amgle do the sun raise hit the temple
45 degrees
what other factors determine climate
precipitation
mountains
bodys of water
what are the conditions like
cold or wet or moist
what are the conditions on the lee ward
what is the land breeze
wind comes from the land and goes to the water happens at night
what type of climate zone and veg. does lamar have
warm semi
grassland veg
an increase in the average tempertures of earth’s surface air and ocean
global warming
is the warming of the Pacific ocean off the coast of western South America
el nino
occurs when trade winds in the Pacific are unusually strong and surface water is colder than normal
la nina
