Climate Factors
The global variable that has the strongest effect on climate.
What is latitude.
The Milankovitch Cycle that refers to changes in the SHAPE of Earth's orbit
What is eccentricity.
Warm water moves from the _________ towards the poles
What is equator.
Burning _________________ increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - a factor in global warming.
What is fossil fuels.
Something that is light in color will ________ MORE light/heat than something darker in color.
What is reflect.
Two variables that are important in determining climate.
What is temperature and rainfall (precipitation).
The Milankovitch Cycle that affects the wobble of Earth's axis
What is precession.
Coastal climates near cold water currents tend to be _____ and _____.
What is cool and dry.
Why does a greenhouse stay warm on a winter day?
What is greenhouses traps infrared radiation.
What is a positive feedback loop?
What is when one process causes another process to INCREASE.
The effect where one side of a mountain receives significantly more rain, and the other side is dry.
What is the rainshadow effect.
The Milankovitch Cycle that affects the tilt of Earth's axis.
What is Obliquity.
Warm ocean currents bring _____ and _______ climates.
What is mild and rainy.
Why are carbon dioxide and water vapor called greenhouse gases?
They are good absorbers of heat/radiation.
As sea ice melts, what happens to the albedo of the area?
What is it DECREASES.
Weather station 1 is located at sea level and has a temp of 23 degrees. Weather station 9 is located at 1,600 m above sea level and has a temperature of 8 degrees. What is the major reason for their difference in temperature?
What is elevation above sea level.
What would be the effect of a higher tilt on Earth's climate
What is more extreme seasons
What is a cold water current.
An increase in which gas would cause the most greenhouse warming of Earth's atmosphere? Water vapor, methane, or carbon dioxide?
What is methane.
This definition is for what term: The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a material.
What is heat capacity.
Climate zone with very short summers and long, cold winters.
What is polar climate.
How many years is the cycle for eccentricity?
What is 100,000 years.
During El Nino, trade winds get weaker, and the warm surface waters move closer the Western Pacific. What kind of weather does this bring to San Diego
What is much more rain.
What causes Greenhouse Gases to absorb more radiation/heat?
What is more bonds in their chemical structure.
How does vegetation affect land surface temperature compared to bare land/dirt?
What is plants decrease land surface temperature.