unit 3- weather and climate

Question 1

what is weather

Answer 1

meteorogical events that happen in the atmosphere over a short period of time

Question 2

what is climate

Answer 2

meteorogical events that happen in the atmosphere over a long period of time

Question 3

humidity

Answer 3

how much moisture is in the air

Question 4

relative humidity

Answer 4

how much moisture is in thre air compared to how much room there is in the air for the moisture

Question 5

which is easier to predict (climate or weather)

Answer 5

climate because it the average temperature and weather over a long period of time and what usually happens where as wheather can change daily and be unpredeictable no matter what the climate is

Question 6

how does lattitude affect climate

Answer 6

the closer you are to the equator the warmer the climate will be because the equator is where the suns rays are the most concentrated

Question 7

nearness to bodies of weather

Answer 7

water heats and cools more slowly while the air above the water heats and cools more quickly making the places close to water become cold more slowly and warm more slowly

Question 8

how much rain is maritime and continental

Answer 8

over 1000 mm annually is maritime under 1000 mm annually is continental

Question 9

what seasons with more rain is continental or maritime

Answer 9

more rain in the summer is maritime, more rain in the winter is continental

Question 10

what is the temperature differences or maritime and continental

Answer 10

an annual difference of over 25 degrees is maritime, an annual difference of under 25 degrees is continental