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climate factors - Coggle Diagram
climate factors
wind and air masses
All Warm air comes from the equator and all Cold Air comes from the poles. all the air gets mixed up because the earth is spinning when warm air meets, the warm air rises and creats precipitation and storm.
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latitude
temperature rises in places that is closer to the equator because it receives direct sunlight and the places are closer to the sun. Temperatures drop if the place is further away from the equator and In areas closer to the poles, sunlight has a larger area of atmosphere and is at a lower angle in the sky.
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ocean currents
90 percent of ocean currents are cold currents. cold currents begin in the polar regions and brings cool water toward the equator. 10 percent of the currents are warm surface currents. warm currents start from the tropics and bring warm air into the cooler regions. these currents either warm or cool the the climates nearby.
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relief
Warm, moisture air is forced up and cools because of the mountains and slopes. Cooler air cannot hold all the moisture so precipitations occurs on the windward slope of the mountain but not the leeward slope.
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elevation
Elevation changes temperature based on the ways that molecules behave when they are dense or when they are spaced out. At high elevations molecules in the atmosphere are spaces far apart and cannot trap heat from the sun. at lower elevations molecules are packed tight together and can absorb lots of heat. So higher elevations are colder than lower elevations.
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bodies of water
During winter, the heat from the bodies of water warms the air above it. Then the air blows over the land and warms it. In summer, the bodies of water cool the air above them, and blows over the land nearby and cools it. It will cause more Precipitation and the temperature won't get too cold.
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