Climate

Question 1

Describe relief/orographic precipitation.

Answer 1

• Warm air rises up windward size of mountain
• Air CCFAR
• As air descends on leeward side of mountain, it is compressed and heated

Question 2

What is chinock?

Answer 2

The warm, dry air that is associated with the Western Cordillera and the Interior Plains

Question 3

Describe cyclonic/frontal precipitation

Answer 3

• Warm + cold air meets

- Warm air rises and CCFAR

Question 4

Where does cyclonic precipitation occur?

Answer 4

Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes, Prairies

Question 5

Where does relief precipitation occur?

Answer 5

Western Cordillera. Interior Plains

Question 6

Where does convectional precipitation occur?

Answer 6

Interior Plains, South Ontario, Quebec

Question 7

Describe convectional precipitation.

Answer 7

• Ground heated by sun
• Air above warm ground rises due to convection
• Air CCFAR

Question 8

What is the length of growing season?

Answer 8

of months when average temperature is 6 or more degrees Celsius

Question 9

What is the length of snowing season?

Answer 9

of months when average temperature is 0 or less degrees Celsius

Question 10

What are the factors affecting climate?

Answer 10

Latitude, Ocean currents, Wind + air masses, Elevation, Relief, Nearness to water

Question 11

Is the Labrador ocean current cold or warm?

Answer 11

Cold

Question 12

Is the Mexican ocean current cold or warm?

Answer 12

Warm

Question 13

Is the Alaskan ocean current cold or warm?

Answer 13

Warm

Question 14

What is a jet stream?

Answer 14

West to east movement of air flowing at speeds of 200 km/h at an altitude of 8000-15 000 m

Question 15

What is a polar front?

Answer 15

Stormy boundary between cold, dry polar air and warm, moist tropical

Question 16

What is climate?

Answer 16

Patterns of weather which have occurred over a long period of time (seasons)

Question 17

It is a ___________ climate if it rains more than 1000 mm each each year and has an average temperature of less than 25 degrees C.

Answer 17

Maritime

Question 18

What is weather?

Answer 18

Day to day condition of the atmosphere (temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, cloud cover, air pressure)

Question 19

What is an air mass?

Answer 19

A large volume of air with the climate conditions of the area where it originates

Question 20

What are prevailing winds?

Answer 20

Winds that are most commonly found in an area. In Canada, they are the Westerlies, which blow from west to east

Question 21

What is condensation?

Answer 21

Process whereby water vapour is cooled and changes from an invisible gas to liquid water. Condensed water vapour is what forms clouds

Question 22

What are the climate regions?

Answer 22

Taiga, Arctic, Boreal, Southeastern, Cordilleran, Atlantic, Pacific, Prairie

Question 23

What is Canada’s coldest climate region?

Answer 23

Arctic

Question 24

The temperature and precipitation of ________ climate region varies due to differences in latitude and elevation

Answer 24

Cordilleran

Question 25

The mountains of BC are responsible for the little amount of rain in __________ climate region

Answer 25

Prairie

Question 26

_________ climate region experiences cold winters for at least 6 months each year

Answer 26

Taiga

Question 27

_____ climate region receives the least amount of precipitation in Canada

Answer 27

Arctic

Question 28

Clouds that are associated with thunder storms are known as ___________

Answer 28

cumulo-nimbus clouds