Climate
Climate Pt. 2
Wind & Ocean Current
Wind and Ocean Current Pt. 2
Geography & Climate
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What is the scientific study of climate

Climatology

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The study of weather

Meterology

100

…are caused by the differences in the heating and cooling of land and water.

convection currents

100

affect the direction of tropical weather systems (hurricanes)

trade winds & westerlies 
100

create a barrier to air moving inland from the ocean

mountains

200

Overall weather over a long time

climate

200

Day to day conditions of the atmosphere: temperature, precipitation, and other factors 

weather

200

a wind pattern that goes E to W in tropical zone (near equator)

trade winds 

200

large streams of surface seawater that circulate warm and cold water 

ocean currents 

200

height above sea level

elevation

300

energy from the sun converted to heat

solar energy 

300

an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth from pole to pole

Earth's Axis

300

wind pattern that moves west to east in the temperate zones

Westerlies (westerly winds)

300

is an ocean current that brings warm water from the tropics toward the polar region. It brings warm moist air with it, influencing the Atlantic shoreline of the United States

Gulf Stream

300

often hotter than rural areas because building surfaces and roads absorb the heat more

Cities/Urban areas

400

caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun

seasons 

400

an imaginary circle around the center of the Earth, halfway between North Pole and South Pole

Equator 

400

a wind pattern that moves NE / SE to W in polar zones 

Polar Easterlies (Easterly winds) 

400

is an ocean current that brings cold water from the North Pole down toward the equator. It brings cold moist air with it, influencing the Pacific shoreline.

California Current 

400

a dry area on the downward (leeward) side of the mountain

rain shadow 

500

climate that is warm year round 

tropical climate zone 

500

is the climate zone that is warm in the summer and cool in the winter (we live in this zone).

temperate

500

a high speed high altitude airstream blowing W to E

Jet Streams

500

The climate zones that are the coldest because they are the farthest from the sun.

Polar 

500

Winds that blow inland, off the ocean 

prevailing winds