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Long term weather condition of an area, classified by temperature and precipitation.
What is climate
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How do large bodies of water affect an area’s climate?
What is Water absorbs and releases energy as heat more slowly than land (specific heat) helping to moderate temperatures on land nearby.
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List the flow of water cycle
What are Condensation Precipitation Runoff Infiltration Groundwater Evaporation Sublimation Transpiration
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jet stream is stronger in this season because the temperature differences in the atmosphere between latitudes are greater in winter.
What is winter
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Movement of air from an area of higher pressure to lower pressure caused by uneven heating of the atmosphere causes this.
What is wind
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the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather
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how would water cycle through the Earth’s spheres.
Water is matter. Water cycles through land(infiltration/groundwater), oceans(precipitation/runoff), air(evaporation/sublimation), and living things(drinking and excretion/transpiration).
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How does the water cycle affect our weather patterns?
The water cycle affects weather patterns through evaporation of water affecting humidity(amount of water vapor in the air), condensation of water affecting clouds, fog, visibility, and precipitation.
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Identify two local winds found in Florida.
What is Sea breeze- winds blow from water to land Land breeze- winds blow from land to water
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Curving path of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth’s rotation.
What is Coriolis Effect
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Identify two ways the jet streams affect our weather.
What is Jet streams affect temperature because they can bring cold air down to warmer places and warmer air to cooler places. Jet streams affect moisture or precipitation because there are often storms along the jet stream itself.
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If ocean currents distribute energy across Earth’s surface, what does that do to weather?
What is It would change local temperature and humidity.
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Two areas of calm winds.
What are 1)Doldrums- around the equator, little wind due to warm air. 2)Horse latitudes- around 30 degrees latitude
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What causes Britian to have a relatively mild climate?
What is The Gulf Stream carries warm ocean water northward from the equator.
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Daily double: Identify and describe the three global winds.
What are the 1)Trade Winds- equator to 30m degrees latitude. Blow east to west 2)Westerlies- 30 to 60 degrees latitude Blow west to east 3)Polar Easterlies- 60 degrees to the Poles Blow east to west. COLD
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Name the front- warm air mass follows a cold air mass *drizzly rain then warm, clear weather
What is warm front
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Identify the physical factors that can cause severe weather situations.
What are Changes in air pressure, changes in temperature, and changes in humidity can cause severe weather. Location changes latitude (temperature). Proximity to water affects potential flooding. Climate zones affect precipitation (flooding/drought) .
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What causes high and low pressures?
What is Areas of different pressure cause changes in the weather. Solar energy causes differences in air temperature and pressure. High pressure brings clear weather. Low pressure systems bring rainy weather.
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As latitude increases ( distance from the equator), temperature does this
What is decrease
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narrow belts of high speed winds that blow from west to east above Earth’s surface in the troposphere.
What is a jet stream?
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how air pressure and temperature changes with altitude in the atmosphere.
What is As altitude increases, air pressure and density decrease. Higher altitudes have a lower temperature, that is why a mountain at the equator is snow capped.
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List ways you can protect yourself from hazardous conditions in the atmosphere.
What is * stay out of the sun *use sun screen and protective clothing to limit exposure to UV rays *prepare for severe weather ( water & canned food) *listen to weather reports * take shelter in a safe place
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Name the front- cold air mass pushes a warm air mass up quickly * brief heavy rain followed by cooler weather
What is cold front
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What are the three major climate zones?
What is Temperate- moderate temperatures Tropical – hot, hot, hot Polar- cold BRRRR….
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Name the cold and warm jet streams
What are Polar (cold) & Subtropical (warm)
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