Temperature Factors
This temperature factor explains why places near the equator are usually warmer than places near the poles.
What is latitude?
This side of a mountain is usually wetter and receives more precipitation.
What is the windward side?
Water takes longer than land to do these two things.
What are heat up and cool down?
This is the long-term average of weather in an area.
What is climate?
As this increases, air becomes less dense and temperatures usually get cooler.
What is elevation?
This side of a mountain is usually dry and desert-like.
What is the leeward side?
These can bring warm or cool air to nearby land.
What are ocean currents?
Most direct sunlight hits here.
What is the equator?
This location tends to have more extreme temperatures than places near large bodies of water.
What is inland?
This type of air is found on the leeward side of a mountain.
What is dry and warm air?
Air masses that form over this are usually moist.
What is water or the ocean?
Lower elevations are usually this compared to higher elevations.
What is warmer?
This is the term for the factor that makes temperatures milder near oceans and large lakes.
What is distance from large bodies of water?
These are the two main factors that affect precipitation.
What are prevailing winds and mountains?
Air masses that form over this are usually dry.
What is land?
A location near a warm ocean current would likely have this kind of air temperature.
What is warmer air?
These are the four main factors that affect temperature.
What are latitude, elevation, ocean currents, and distance from large bodies of water?
This mountain side is often compared to a forest because it gets more moisture.
What is the windward side?
A nearby large body of water usually has this effect on temperatures.
What is making them milder?
If a place has lots of precipitation, it may be receiving air masses from over water. This precipitation factor is responsible.
What are prevailing winds?