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Climate Factors - Coggle Diagram
Climate Factors
elevation
Impact on climate
Higher = colder that is elevation impact on climate also higher altitudes makes stronger winds and less air pressure because there is less atmosphere
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The higher up you go the farther apart air molecules are , few molecules means that higher elevation are colder because there are fewer particles to trap heat.
There is half of the atmosphere where your, at 4000 meters elevation.
Air that is at a low elevation near the land or water will be armer because land and water are very good at absorbing heat.
Ocean currents
Impact on climate
If you live near a warm ocean current you will have armer wetter climate. If you live next to a cold ocean current you will have colder dryer climate.
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Description
Oceans currents are massive flows of water, 90% of the world's currents are cold currents., colds currents come from the poles and warm currents come from the equator. Ocean currents are an energy distribution system. Ocean currents move in circular patterns because the earth is spinning on its axis.
Latitude
Description
Latitude are imaginary lines on the world that work with longitude to help find locations . Latitude describes how far north or south a place is from the equator. The 0 degree line is the Equator. In areas of higher latitudes( farther from the equator), energy from the sun is spread over a larger area and less concentrated
Impact on climate
Why the equator is colder is because the center of the earth is wider in the middle making it closer to the sun. It is also because the earth rotates on a axis of 23.5 degrees and the equator on average gets the most energy from the sun as it hits the sun first then it spreads over a larger area and less concentrated.
Places with lower latitudes ten to have warmer climates than those at higher latitudes.
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wind and air masses
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Description
The zone near the equator is hot. This is as the air warms and rises, cooler air moves in beneath it. Movement of air along Earth's surface are winds The wind system are complex because of two conditions.
Cold air comes from the poles and warm air comes from the equator, Wind systems spin because the earth rotating on its axis, Much of the warm air masses come from the over water because water holds heat better than land. So the wind systems are like energy distribution system as they balance out the atmosphere by redistributing heat from equator and cold from poles.
When cold air meets warm air it is forced up because cold air is more dense, the warm air will cool, condense and rain
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