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Climate and Global System Flashcards

1
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is the outdoor condition of the
moment

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weather

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2
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occurs close to the
surface of the earth. It is what we see
and experience when we go outside

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weather

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3
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tell us the predicted
temperature and the possibility of rain

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weather forecast

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4
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The average of weather conditions and
patterns over time is called

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climate

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5
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is the long-term average of
daily changes in weather.

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climate

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6
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is the generic term for all
forms of condensation falling back to
earth like rain, snow, hail, or mist.

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precipitation

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7
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graphs showing the relationship of the temperature and precipitation

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climatograms

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8
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Factors of weather

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temperature and precipitation

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9
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the study of the
atmosphere.

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meteorology

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10
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hot air rises, cold air sinks.

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principle of convection

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11
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the amount of heat absorbed by the earth’s surface in a given amount of time.

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insolation

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12
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more slanted the incident rays

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lower insolation

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13
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gets the most sunlight, higher rainfall.

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tropical zone

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14
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Gets the least amount of sunlight

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polar zone

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15
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warmest regions

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tropic

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16
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coldest region

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polar

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17
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The origin of dry air mass is from the land

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continental

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18
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moist air mass from water

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maritime

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19
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dry & cold.

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Continental Arctic

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20
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dry & cold summer, dry & mild winter.

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continental polar

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21
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dry & cold summer, dry & mild winter.

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continental tropical

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22
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-colder & higher moisture

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maritime polar

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23
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-very hot & very humid.

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maritime tropic

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24
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region between 23.50 N and 23.50
S

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tropical region/low latitude

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25
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have higher rainfall amounts due to the greater amounts of radiation and insolation they receive

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tropical region/low latitude

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26
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from 23.50 N to 66.50 N and from 23.50 S to 66.50 S,

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Temperate zones/mid latitude

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27
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formation of precipitation involves ice

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temperate zones/mid latitude

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28
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extend from the North Pole to
the Arctic Circle (66.50 N latitude) and from the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle

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Polar region/ high latitude

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29
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White surfaces do not absorb radiation.
Radiation reflects from white surfaces.

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albedo effect

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30
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affects climate

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distance from the equator (latitude)
distance from the ocean (continentality)
topography of the land (relief)
altitude above sea level (elevation)

31
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distance from the equator

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latitude

32
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distance form the ocean

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contenantality

33
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topography of the land

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relief

34
Q

usually green with vegetation.

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windward side

35
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warm air rises up on the mountain

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windward side

36
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air sinks on this side of the mountain

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leeward side

37
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This is the rain shadow region

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leeward side

38
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side gets no rain and is therefore, dry
and bare

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leeward side

39
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altitude above sea level

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elevation

40
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an area within a fluid where warm material is rising in the center and cold material is sinking at the edges

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convection cell

41
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warm air rises=

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low pressure area

42
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cold descending air creates belts of=

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high pressure

43
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the low-latitude overturning circulations that have air rising at the equator and air sinking at roughly 30° latitude.

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Hadley cell

44
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Winds that move on the surface of the
earth.

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Coriolis Principle

45
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the winds seem to come from the northeast

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northeast trade winds

46
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these winds seem to
blow from the southeast.

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southeast trade winds

47
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60°-90°

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high pressure belts (horse latitude)

48
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0°-60°

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low pressure belts

49
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winds seem to blow from the west

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westerlies

50
Q

wind in these cells moves southward; they deflect to the left and they blow as if coming from the west

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Ferrel cell

51
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30 degrees to 60 degrees

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ferrel cell

52
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The low pressure zone at the equator.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

53
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Dry weather with sunshine.

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High pressure

54
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Clouds a precipitation.

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low pressure

55
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region of clear skies but with hot, humid,
slowly rising air. There is little or no wind

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doldrums

56
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two pressure belts at 30°.

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subtropical high

57
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Air sinks and there is
no wind.

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subtropical high

58
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It is defined as steady and persistent winds which blow on the Equatorial side of the subtropical high pressure systems in both Hemispheres.

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tradewinds/easterlies

59
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are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees .

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westerlies/anti-trade winds

60
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are dry, cold prevailing winds
that blow from the east; are dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east

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Polar easterlies

61
Q

the global patterns of air movements: tradewinds, the westerlies, and the easterlies

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prevailing winds

62
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-are masses of air blowing from cold to warm region; blow from cold winter regions to hot summer regions.

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monsoons

63
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dry & cold air from siberia.

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amihan

64
Q

hot & moist air from the Indian
ocean.

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habagat

65
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salinity: dense and heavy

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cold water

66
Q

salinity: light with lower density

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warm water

67
Q

The world’s climates are classified according to the

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Koppen Climate Classification System

68
Q

hot, moist biome found
near Earth’s equator.

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Tropical Rainforest

69
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the driest biome with only about 50 cm of annual rainfall

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DESERT

70
Q

coldest of all the biomes

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tundra

71
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found in the temperate middle latitudes, go through changes throughout the year. Seasonal leaf loss, adapted to climate change.

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Middle Latitude Deciduous Forest (MLDF)

72
Q

Long, dark winter, high winds; the
northernmost wooded zone on
earth

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Taiga

73
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irregular warming of the ocean
surface of the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean off South America

A

El Nino

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