5th - Science Unit 7 Lesson 2 Flashcards
The average weather pattern of a region
Climate
The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain.
Rain shadow
An ocean movement; a large stream of water that flows in the ocean.
Current
An area on a map that uses color to show regions that share certain climates.
Climate zone
Moves along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water from near the equator towards the poles.
Gulf Stream
Every 2 to 7 years, the cold current sinks and stops pushing cold water up to the surface which causes a change in weather condions.
El Niño
A weather condition in which the cold ocean current moves closer to the surface and the air pressure in the eastern Pacific Ocean increases.
La Niña
Two variables that are important in determining climate are?
Temperature and rain fall
A global variable that has a strong effect on climate?
Latitude
Areas that share certain climates are grouped into the same?
Climate zone
Areas along the equator are located in the?
Tropical zone
Climate zones that have little precipitation and large daily temperature fluctuations are?
Dry or arid
Climate zones located in the interior of a landmass are?
Continental climate zones
A way to categorize an area’s climate is to describe the ____________ that grow there.
Plants
Radiated heat from the Earth’s surface is __________ by the layer of greenhouse gases. Some of the heat then radiates back and warms Earth.
Absorbed
Burning what increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? This is also a factor that may contribute to what?
Fossil fuels; global warming
The temperature of an inland city is usually ______ in the summer and _______ in winter than the temperature of the coastal city.
Warmer; cooler