Mountains & Rain
A town sits on the side of a mountain where moist air rises, cools, and drops rain. Name that side.
What is the windward side?
A city near the ocean usually stays within this kind of temperature range.
What is a smaller or milder temperature range?
In general, places farther from the equator are this compared to places closer to it.
What is cooler?
Latitude and elevation belong to this group of climate factors.
What are temperature factors?
The long-term average of weather conditions in a place is called this.
What is climate?
A dry region forms on the opposite side of a mountain after air loses most of its moisture crossing the peak. Name that side.
What is the leeward side?
Land does this more quickly than water when heated by the sun.
What is heats up?
At the top of a mountain, the air is this compared to the air at the bottom.
What is thinner and less dense?
Prevailing winds and mountains belong to this group of climate factors.
What are precipitation factors?
If a place is described as desert-like because it is dry and receives little precipitation, it is most likely on this side of a mountain.
What is the leeward side?
Two towns sit at the same elevation on opposite sides of a mountain. The wetter town is located on this side.
What is the windward side?
A coastal city would usually have this compared to a city farther inland.
What are cooler or milder summers?
As latitude increases toward the poles, the intensity of solar energy does this.
What is decreases?
Warm, dry air moving from the equator toward a region is an example of this factor.
What are prevailing winds?
This factor explains why places near large bodies of water usually avoid extreme temperatures.
What is distance from large bodies of water?
The climate difference between the leeward and windward sides is mostly in this.
What is the amount of rainfall?
Cold ocean currents bring this kind of air to nearby land.
What is cool air?
The higher the elevation, the climate is usually this.
What is colder?
An air mass forms over a continent instead of an ocean. Because of where it formed, it will most likely be this.
What is dry?
This factor explains why a coastline near a cold current may be cooler than expected for its latitude.
What are ocean currents?
When moist air rises, cools, and condenses near mountains, this precipitation factor is being shown.
What are mountains?
A city far from large bodies of water will usually have this pair of seasonal conditions.
What are hotter summers and cooler winters?
Two cities are at sea level, but one is near the equator and the other is much farther north. If elevation is the same, this factor best explains why the equatorial city is warmer.
What is latitude?
Name all four temperature factors from this climate unit.
What are latitude, ocean currents, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water?
A city is warm, dry, and located near the equator at low elevation. Name two climate factors that help explain its warm temperatures.
What are latitude and elevation?