Effects on Climate
True or false: Locations close to large bodies of water have larger ranges in their yearly average temperatures.
False
This season experiences the most indirect sunlight.
Winter
True or false: The water we have on Earth today is all the water Earth will ever have.
True
Fair weather clouds
Cumulus
0 degrees latitude
The equator
Temperature decreases; it gets colder
Where on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
The Equator
The 4 types of precipitation are
Rain, sleet, snow, hail
These clouds blanket the sky
Stratus
Evaporation
Between water and land, which takes longer to heat up?
Water
Why does Earth have seasons?
Because of the tilt of the earth on its axis
An example of accumulation
Puddles, lakes, rivers, ponds, oceans
The 3 main types of clouds
Cirrus, cumulus, stratus
One half of the Earth
Hemisphere
List 3 effects on climate that we have discussed.
Latitude, amount of sunlight, proximity to water, and altitude.
If it is winter in Australia (southern hemisphere), what season is in Germany (northern hemisphere)?
Summer
When plants "sweat"
Transpiration
These clouds signal that the weather will be changing soon.
Cirrus
Condensation
As elevation increases, and air molecules move higher into the atmosphere, what to they do?
They spread/move further apart
During the year, the amount of daylight changes (midnight sun and polar nights) most where?
The North and South Pole
Hydrology
Clouds that produce heavy thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus
Subsurface runoff