28.2 Flashcards
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Apparent deflection of an object due to Earth’s rotation.
Coriolis Effect
Is a narrow band of fast-moving, high-altitude air.
Jet Stream
A large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout.
Air Mass
Air masses interact in zone.
Weather fronts
How many jet stream are there in the world.
4
How many pressure systems are there
2 Low Pressure system and High pressure system.
What is the low pressure system also known as.
A low
Which direction does a low system flow
Counterclockwise
What are some result that a low pressure system.
Air rises cloud s for and create precipitation.
What is a high pressure system also known as.
A High
What way does a high pressure system flow.
Sink cause air to clear skys
What are the 4 weather fronts.
cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts.
A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean.
maritime climate
Climate that is not directly affected by an ocean.
Continental Climate
Blow from over the water toward in the afternoon, when the land is warmer than the water
Sea Breeze
What is climate.
Long term average of weather conditions.
What is weather?
Day to day outside coditions.
What are the 5 sphere for Earth’s system.
geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere
what is the geosphere
any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
what is biosphere
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
What is a cryosphere
The cryosphere is an all-encompassing term for those portions of Earth’s surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground. Thus, there is a wide overlap with the hydrosphere.
what is a atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelope a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low
What is the primary factor that influence climate.
Latitude