ᴘᴀʀᴛ ③ -climate and weather ☀☔❄ Flashcards
Why is weather important?
- safety concerns ✈
- short term plans 💼
- dressing purposes 👙👖👗
What is climate?
Climate is the long term weather patterns of a region
(ex. Africa is hot and dry) ☀️🌵
Why is climate important
For long term plans such as
-travelling 👜💼👝
also alters how we live
- what we wear 👒👟👙
- what time of year we do things 🏊🏂
Factors that affect weather and climate in Canada
L–>latitude🌍
O–>ocean currents🌊
W–>wind🌾
E–>Elevation🌁
R–>Relief☔️
N–>Nearness to water🚶🌊
What is weather ☀⚡☔❄
Weather is the day-to-day characteristics of
- temperature ☀
- rain ☔
- cloud coverage ☁
- and wind 🌀
What is latitude
The distance (north or south) from the equator
How does Latitude affect a regions climate
-Regions close to the equator are are warmer since they always receive direct sunlight due to their angle to the sun 🌎——>☀️
How do ocean currents affect a regions temperature
- bring warm or cold water
- influences the air above with its temperature, wherever the air mass travels it influences that region with its climate
What current is west of Canada
Warm pacific current
What currents are EAST of Canada
Cold labrador current❄️
Warm gulf stream☀️
How does wind affect climate? 🌀🌾
- moves hot and cold air masses from one place to another
- establish a weather pattern (jet stream)
- without wind our weather wouldn’t change as much
Which does direction does the jet stream flow
WEST to EAST
–>🌍–>
What is elevation
Elevation refers to the height above sea level
🔝🌊
How does elevation affect weather and climate
The HIGHER up your are the COLDER it gets
What is relief
Relief refers to physical features such as mountain ranges or anywhere else there is a big difference in elevation
How do mountains affect climate
Mountains act as barriers to air masses 🌾🌁
How does how close you are to water affect climate
Regions that are close to water have different climates
MODERATING EFFECT -explain
In summer–> water remains cooler than the land and when wind blows it brings cool air over the land
The opposite happens in winter
Continental and maritime climates
Regions close to water experience maritime climates
Regions far form water experience continental climates
What is a climate graph
A chart that compares both temperature and precipitation using lines ☀️and bars ☔️
What are the types of precipitations?
- orographic (mountain)
- convectional (absorbed ground heat)
- frontal (cyclonic when two different temperature air masses meet)
True or false:
Warm air is lighter than cool air?
TRUE. Warm air IS lighter than cool air
True or false:
Air gets warmer as it rises
FALSE Air gets cooler as it rises
True or false:
Col air holds more moisture than warm air
FALSE warm air holds more moisture than cool air
