Climate Flashcards

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What’s condensation?

A

When gas turns into a liquid.

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What’s weather?

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▪️Day to day
▪️What we get, and what we see
▪️Short term patterns in day to day lives

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What’s climate?

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▪️Long term patterns
▪️What we expect
▪️General regions

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What’s LOWERN?

A
Latitude
Ocean Currents
Winds and Air Masses
Elevation
Relief
Near Water- continental climate, maritime climate
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5
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Water is ________

A

Recycled

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What are the three precipitations?

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  1. Relief
  2. Convectional
  3. Cyclonic
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What’s convectional precipitation?

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When the ground heats up and it’s a major thunderstorm.

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What’s cyclonic precipitation?

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Cold air is going right, hits warm air. Makes the air go up, and then it rain. Vice versa for warm air.

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What’s relief precipitation?

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Warm, moist air travels up the windward slope then rains on the leeward slope.

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10
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Less than an average of 25°C is what?

A

Maritime

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11
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More than an average of 25°C is what?

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Continental

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12
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What are the winter and summer months?

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Winter: October-March
Summer: April-September

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13
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Less than 1000mm of precipitation is what?

A

Continental

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14
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More than 1000mm of precipitation is what?

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Maritime

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15
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What’s evaporation?

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When the water turns from a liquid into gas.

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How many climate regions are there?

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