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Climate
Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Factors that affect temperature | Latitude,elevation,ocean currents,topograpy, large land masses, large body's of water |
| Latitude (temp) | close to equator=warm, close to poles=cold, because of direct and enlongated sun rays |
| Elevation (temp) | as distance above sea level increases the air becomes less dense |
| Ocean Currents (temp) | away from equator=warm, away from poles=cold and they affect temp. of air above them |
| Large Landmasses (temp) | location near center have wide range in temperatures |
| Large body's of water (temp) | moderating effect on temperatures in coastal areas |
| Topography (temp) | mountains: windward sides are warm, leeward sides are cooler |
| Factor's that effect precipitation | Latitude,nearness to large landmasses and bodys of water,topography,prevailing wind direction |
| Latitude (precip) | 0 and 60 N/S heavy precipitation, 30 N/S drier deserts located here |
| Large landmasses (precip) | center of landmasses are dry |
| Large bodys of water (precip) | have a higher precipitation, A land breeze carries less water than a sea breeze |
| Topography (precip) | Mountains(act as barrier to wind):Windward side receives precipitation, wet climate- Leeward side receives little precipitation, dry climate |
| Prevailing wind direction (precip) | determines the windward and leeward side of mountains and large bodies of water |
| Microclimate | weather pattern that’s localized in a small area and different in some significant way from the weather of nearby areas |
| Smoky Mountains | Valleys are foggy (smoky) and peaks are clear |
| El Nino | Temporary warm current that arrives with little warning usually around Christmas, not known why these occur |
| La Nina | Follows after El Nino and is associated with extremely cold weather |
| Polar Zone | Extends from 90 to 60 degrees latitude,Coldest average temperatures (below 0 c),No summer,Little precipitation Temperate Zone |
| Tropical Zone | 0 to 30 latitude,High humidity and temperature,Precipitation is heavy,Warmest temperatures, no winters, coldest is about 18 c,Deserts exist on western coasts (leeward mtn. sides) |
| Biomes | Tundra,Coniferous Forest/Taiga,Deciduous Forest,Tropical Rain Forests, Grasslands,Deserts |
| Tundra | (Alaska) extremely cold and dry, cold desert |
| Coniferous Forest/Taiga (Northern New England) | swamp forest, few trees can survive except conifers (firs, spruces, pines) |
| Deciduous Forest (Us) | trees shed leaves in fall, Tropical Rain Forest |
| Grasslands | (mid-western plains) hot summers, cold winters |
| Deserts | (Arizona) less than 25 cm of rain/year, hot |
| Little Ice Age (Global Cooling) | cold periods that last for a few hundred years |
| Inter-glacial | time between ice ages |
| Ice Ages | Four major ice ages have occurred in the last 2 million years,Average temp. was 10 – 15 Celsius below today’s,Great sheet of ice covered US,When glaciers melted sea level,Each lasted about 100,000 years |
Created by:
elarocco
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