Seasons + Climate

Question 1

trend in temp., humidity + precipitation over many years

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

temp., humidity, + precipitation at one place and time

Answer 2

weather

Question 3

amount of solar energy received by region on Earth’’s surface

Answer 3

insolation

Question 4

angle light hitting earth at

Answer 4

angle of incidence

Question 5

what causes Earth’s seasons

Answer 5

angle of inclination and orbit

Question 6

tilt of earths axis

Answer 6

23.5 degrees

Question 7

does summer or winter have more insolation

Answer 7

summer

Question 8

do tropics or polar region shave higher insolation

Answer 8

tropics

Question 9

complexities in earths climate due to

Answer 9

atmospheric and hydrospheric effects

Question 10

types of atmospheric effects

Answer 10

global wind patterns
Coriolis effect
weather systems

Question 11

hydrospheric effects

Answer 11

heat storage + transfer of large bodies of heat

ocean currents

Question 12

wind coming from the West

Answer 12

westerly

Question 13

wind coming from the East

Answer 13

easterly

Question 14

extremely fast moving air (10-15 km above surface)
moves from west to east across globe
affects climate

Answer 14

jet stream

Question 15

tendency for sum on Earth’s surface to drift due to rotation of Earth

Answer 15

Coriolis effect

Question 16

does the equator spin faster than the poles

Answer 16

yeah

simple math

Question 17

do wind and ocean currents follow curved paths

Answer 17

yeah

Question 18

sea breeze

Answer 18

hot over earth

cool over sea

Question 19

land breeze

Answer 19

hot over sea

cool over earth

Question 20

heat capacity of water and sand

Answer 20

water - high

sand - low

Question 21

do oceans distribute heat

Answer 21

yeah