Climate Flashcards
General pattern of weather in a certain area
Climate
The condition of the atmosphere of a specific place and time
Weather
2 Ways to describe climate
Temperature and precipitation
Three major climate zones in earth
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Is wet and has two types of climate: arid and semi-arid
Tropical zone
Remains hot, muddy and has frequent rainfall
Arid
Wet, warm summer, and cooler winter
Semi arid
Warm to hot temperature
Has the greatest temperature change
Temperate
Short cool summer and long winters
Polar zone
The relationship between latitude and amount of sunlight is
Indirect relationship
Relationship between the altitude and temperature
Indirect relationship
The force on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls down to earth
Atmospheric pressure
Higher area equals to ____ temperature
Cooler
Natural features or an arrangement of an area
Topography
Rain shadow side
Leeward side
Opposite side of leeward
Windward
Patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because a mountain ranges lock all plant-growing rainy weather
Leeward side or rain shadow
What are the five factors affecting climate
Topography
Altitude
Latitude location
Water a body surrounding
Ocean Currents
Two types of ocean currents
Surface current and deep ocean current
Cold water= goes down hot water= ___?
Goes up
It is the deflection of air and the pattern of deflection that is not attached to the ground
Corololis effect
