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Science Quiz Study - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Includes:
      - ■ Seasonal temperatures
      - ■ Rainfall averages
      - ■ Wind patterns
      - ○ Different places have different climates
      - ■ Polar: cool summers and very cold winters
      - ■ Tropical: hot & humid
      - ■ Temperate: warm summers and colder winters
    - - Temperature:
      - As influenced by....
      - Latitude (tropical, temperate, polar)
      - The farther an area is from the equator, the lower its temperature
      - Altitude
      - The higher an area is above sea level, the lower its temperature
      - c. Large Bodies of Water (ocean or lake)
      - i. Oceans and large lakes warm up slow and cool down slow; this makes the temperatures on
      - nearby land less extreme or otherwise known as mild - not too hot, not too cold
      - Currents (Ocean and Surface)
      - Warm ocean currents bring warm air above them; this air moves onto land impacting
      - temperature
      - Precipitation:
      - As influenced by...
      - Winds (Seasonal and Prevailing)
      - Wind moves air and thus the water vapor in it; more water vapor - more precipitation
      - Mountain Ranges
      - Mountain ranges drive air upward where it condenses and falls as rain or snow
      - Windward side - wet
      - Leeward side - dry
- - - - ● Surface Currents
      - ○ Formed by winds and curve due to the Coriolis effect(rotation of the Earth)
      - ○ Warm water current
      - ■ Gulf Stream
      - ○ Cold water current
      - ■ California Current
      - ● Deep Ocean Currents
      - ○ Thermohaline Circulation (Global Conveyor Belt)
      - ○ Formed by differences in the density of ocean water
      - ■ As cold, salty water becomes more dense, it sinks and flows slowly along the ocean floor
- - - - ● Wind moves air from place to place
      - ● Air masses can be warm or cool, dry or humid
      - ○ The amount of water vapor in the air mass
      - influences how much rain or snow might fall
      - ■ Winds that blow inland from oceans or large lakes carry more water vapor than winds from land
      - ■ Sea vs Land Breeze
      - ● Sea breezes carry more moisture than land breezes