All of it Flashcards
(28 cards)
tropical zones?
area near the equator that gets mostly direct sunlight
windward
side of the mountain that FACES the wind
Continental climate
cold winters and hot summers due to climate
climate
the average year to year conditions of an area
where are temperate zones
area in the middle between the equator and poles
polar zones
areas near the poles that get indirect sunlight
weather
condition of the atmosphere at a certain time or place
microclimate
small area with different climate conditions
marine climate
warm winters, cool summers due to large bodies of water
leeward
the side of the mountain facing AWAY from wind
difference between weather and climate?
weather is day to day
climate is the average over decades
what is a climograph?
a graph that plots the average climate conditions of temp. and precipitation by MONTH
label all 3 temperature zones starting from top to bottom and what weather would be like in each zone
polar- cold
temperate- 4 seasons
tropical- warm
what zone gets most direct sunlight
tropical
what zone gets least direction sunlight?
polar
which zone has the most diverse seasons?
temperate
what 2 factors affect climate
temperature and precipitation
what 3 factors affect temperature?
latitude, altitude and oceans
what happens to temperature as you increase altitude in the troposphere?
temperature decreases
what two factors affect precipitation
wind, mountains
the windward side of a mountain always has ____ side
rainy
the leeward side of a mountain always has the ___ side aswell
dry
what is the Coriolis effect?
how the winds on earth curve due to its rotation.
desserts are on what side of the mountain?
leeward
