CH 28.3 Flashcards
(22 cards)
A climate that is strongly affected by an ocean.
Maritime climate
A climate that is not directly affected by an ocean.
Continental Climate
Local wind created by temperature and pressure differences between ocean and land.
Sea Breeze
What is climate?
The long-term average of weather conditions
What is weather?
Day to day conditions
What are the five spheres that make up Earth’s system?
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere
What is the atmosphere?
Includes the air around us
What is the biosphere?
Everything organic
What is the hydrosphere?
Liquid water
What is the cryosphere?
Frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers
What is the lithosphere?
Earth’s outermost layer
What is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location?
Latitude
Where is the greatest amount of solar radiation received on Earth?
At the equator
At a tropical region what degrees do the sun rays hit earth?
90 degrees
What degrees do the sun rays hit earth surface at the temperate zones?
45 degrees
What degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface in the polar zone?
30 degrees
Which zone will we fall in?
Temperate zone
What other factor determine climate?
Precipitation, mountain, and water
What are some specifics on the windward side of a mountain range?
The air is cool and wet with lots of vegetation
What are some specifics on the leeward side?
The air is warm and dry and little to none vegetation
Land breeze
The air coming to land blowing to the water
What climate zone is Lamar located in and what is the vegetation?
Warm semi-arid and grassland
