Y7 Climate And Weather Flashcards
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is long periods, over large areas and is the average
Weather is day to day changes, short period, specific places and contains the temperature cloudiness and sunnyness at a single time
What is the climate of places within the Temperate maritime climate zone?
Warm summers, mild winters, rains all year round
What is the climate of places within the medditeranian climate zone
Hot summer, mild winters, most rain in winter months
What is the climate of places within the tundra climate zone
Cool summers, very cold winters very low precipitation.
What is the climate of places within the continental interior climate zone
Hot summers, cold winters, most rainfall in summer.
What is the climate of places within the hot desert climate zone
Very hot and dry all year round
What is the climate of places within the Tropical grassland climate zone
Hot all year with a wet and dry season
What is the climate of places within the Tropical equitorial climate zone
Hot all year round rains every day
How does latitude affect the climate of a place
The further from the equator the colder it is due to the sun’s rays having to travel a longer distance
How does seasonality affect the climate of a place
Places further away from the equator have more of a seasonal change due to the earth being tilted at 23.50°
How does altitude affect the climate of a place
Placesat higher altitudes are colder due to the sun normally heating up the land around a place but as there is less land at high altitudes it is much colder
How does continentality affect the climate of a place?
As water takes longer to heat up than land but also stays heated for longer, meaning that they have less of a seasonal change.
How does Ocean currents affect the climate of a place?
The currents will either carry warm or cold water cooling or heating up a place
How does prevailing wind affect the climate of a place
Prevailing winds bring warm or cold air, this also affects the precipitation of a place to
How does convectional rainfall happen?
The sun evaporates the water in a lake causing their particles to rise and create clouds
