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Causes Climate

What causes climate

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Name the six climate regions. Tropical, Arctic, Temperate Dry, Continental, Varied Highland (Vertical)
Why is the cliamte different in low, middle, and high latitude? Latitude affects temperatore
Besides latitude what other feature affects climate? Altitude Altitude
What are the three main causes of weather? latitude/longitude, wind, water
What creates wind? Earth's rotation
Where does hot air move to? circulates to cooler regions
Where does cold air move to? circulates to warmer regions
What does the wind circulation help the Earth? keep it from over heating
What creates the ocean currents? Earth's rotation
Where does cold water from the poles flow to? toward the Equator
Where does warm water from the Equator flow to? the Poles
How does the Earth's rotation affect the Earth's climate? creates ocean currents and wind
What is weather day to day changes in temperature and precipation
What is climate? average weather of a place over a long period of time
What are the two items weather always measures? temperature and precipation
What is precipation rain, snow, hail
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