FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE Flashcards
The average temperature and precipitation overtime (rainfall or snow)
CLIMATE
A long term phenomenon that occurs in a region over a long period time
CLIMATE
The general pattern of weather in a certain area over a long period of time
CLIMATE
The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
WEATHER
Has the greatest temperature variations
Temperate Zone
Dry and wet (has more rainfall)
Tropical Zone
Cool summers long winters
Polar Zone
The Climate in the Philippines is ____
Tropical
WHAT R THE 5 FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
1) Latitude
2) Altitude
3) Topography
4) Ocean currents
5) Distance from bodies of water
The distance from the equator
LATITUDE
The specific north to south grid positions
LATITUDE
Sun rays strike in smaller angle (___ temp)
low
Sun rays strike vertically (____ temp)
high
The amount of solar radiation received from the sun is determined by ____ & ____
a) The angle at which the sun’s ray strike the earth
b) The length of time in which the sun shines during a particular day
latitude and temp
inverse rel
elevation/altitude and temp
inverse rel
y is it colder on more elevated heights?
atmospheric pressure
force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to earth
atmospheric pressure
concentration of air molecules and altitude
inverse
elevation and vegetation
inverse rel
The study and description of the physical features of an area
Natural arrangement/features of an area.
TOPOGRAPHY
Upwind
Faces prevailing or trades wind
Experiences low temperature and more precipitation.
Windward Side
Downwind
Faces away from the wind
Experiences high temperature
Leeward Side
Patch of land that has been forced to become a dessert because mountain ranges block rainy weather
Rainshadow
Stream made up of horizontal and vertical components of circulation system of ocean waters
OCEAN CURRENTS
OCEAN CURRENTS is produced by ___,__,___, and ___
gravity,wind, friction and water density variation
Surface currents
__ of the ocean
Deep Ocean currents
___ of the ocean
10%, 90%
Density
Cold water- __
Warm water- __
denser, less dense
The movement (Clockwise & Counterclockwise) of ocean currents are caused by the______
CORIOLIS EFFECT
away from equator
hot water and makes land hot
towards equator
cold water and makes land cold
The amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree celsius.
Specific Heat
Dry Soil - __ kJ/KH/C
Water - ___ kJ/kg/C
0.80, 4.2
__ absorbs and releases heat faster than __
soil, water
____ heat and cool down more slowly than ____
Large bodies of water, land masses
Warm air ___, cold air ___
rises, rises
Warm air moves from land to sea at daytime
Air in land will not become too hot
Sea Breeze
Warm air flows from sea to land at nighttime
The drop in air temperature above ground is moderates
LAnd Breeze
Coastal:
summer- ___ temp
winter- ___ temp
lower, higher
Inland:
summer- ___ temp
winter- ___ temp
higher, lower
regulated temp
Coastal
drier climat3e, extremely temp annually
Inland
rainy
june - nov
dry
dec - may
