Climate Flashcards
Quiz
Refers to day-to-day.
Weather
The average weather condition prevailing in a given area.
Climate
Enumerate Factors affecting Climate
Latitude
Prevailing Winds
Altitude or height above sea Level
Distance from the Sea
These are dry and cold winds that blow from the high pressure areas of polar highs located between 60 to 90 degree latitude, and is also known as ____
Polar Easterlies and Hadley Cells.
Winds blowing from west to east in the middle latitudes of 30 to 60 degree latitude.
Westerlies
These are subtropical latitudes found between 30 to 35 degree latitude.
Horse Latitude
Winds blowing from east to west near the equator.
Trade Winds
Usually happens near the equator with light ocean currents.
Doldrums
He is known for his climate classification scheme.
Wladimir Peter Koppen
Found in places near or at the equator. It has generally two seasons-dry and wet.
Tropical Climate
It involves hot summers with seldom rains or precipitations.
Dry Climate
Characterized by moderate rainfall across the year, warm summers, and cool winters.
Temperate Climate
It includes variations of temperature year-round.
Continental Climate
Characterized by cool summers and very long cold winters. There is also a layer formed underneath the layer of soil.
Polar Climate and Permafrost.
The climate in the Philippines is ____.
Tropical
Climate inside a building or airplane?
Crypto Climate
Refers to climatic conditions in localized areas near the Earth’s surface.
Microclimate
Rainful is evenly distributed throughout the year
Type 4
There is no dry season with very pronounced rainfall from november up to april and wet the rest of the year.
Type 2
There are two pronounced seasons: Dry from the months of november to april and wet the rest of the year
Type 1
Seasons are Not very pronounced. It is relatively dry from November to April and then wet for the rest of the year.
Type 3
A seasonal shift in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region.
Monsoon.
The two Major Wind Zones
Amihan and Habagat
It usually comes from July to September and is also known as the southwest monsoon.
Habagat
Comes from October to March, also known as northeast monsoon.
Amihan
Refers to the Gradual Increase of the overall temperature.
Global Warming
The sun’s energy that reaches the Earth’s atmosphere is being absorbed to warm the planet.
Greenhouse effect
Enumerate the Three Phases of ENSO.
El Nino
La Nina
Neutral
ENSO stands for? It also a significant climate phenomena because of its ability to alter or change the atmospheric circulation of the world.
El Nino Southern Oscillation.
It often occurs during the christmas holiday.
El Nino
Refers to the climate pattern that is characterized by the cooling of the ocean surface.
La Nina
Refers to the rapid rotating storm formed over tropical oceans.
Tropical Cyclone
Type of Tropical Cyclone formed over tropical and subtropical waters.
Hurricane
A mature tropical cyclone that usually originates in the northwest pacific.
Typhoon.
It helps warn locals about the possible impacts and damage a typhoon or tropical cyclone may bring. PSWS stands for?
Public Storm Warning System.
It is described as the change in the average weather pattern.
Climate Change
Enumerate the Impacts of Climate Change
Environment
Economy
Health
Society
