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Climate factors, When cold air meet's warm air it is forced up, Km/hr…
Climate factors
Wind and air masses
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Cold air comes from the poles and Warm air comes from the equator wind systems spin because the Earth is rotating on it's axis, much The over water because water holds heat better than land' so the
Distribution system they balance out the atmosphere by Redistributing heat from equator And cold from form poles. When cold air meet's warm air it is forced up The equator is rotating at 1600
Km/hr it is spinning faster than any other latitude. As you move away from the equator your rotational speed slows down. this means that wind traveling away from the equator toward the north will veer to the East as it is traveling faster than the earth it. this is why storm systems spin in a circle. This means Hurricanes in the northern Hemi[here will spin counter clock wise.
Latitude
Earth is rotating on it's axis, much
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4 imaginary horizontal lines that are surrounding the earth and they never intersect. The zero degree line divides the earth and it divides the into north and south hemisphere
Elevation
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The higher up you go the farther apart air molecules are, few molecules means that higher elevations are colder because there are fewer particles to trap heat it tells us also how high something is elevation can be measured using a altimeter or a digital elevation motel or a bench mark method elevation effects climate elevation effects boiling point the boiling point decreases by 1 degree with every 500 feet in elevation
Ocean Currents
If you live near a warm ocean currents you will have warmer wetter climate if you live next to cold ocean currents you will have colder dryer climate
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Ocean current are massive flows of water, 90% of the worlds currents are cold currents cold currents come from the poles and warm currents come from the equator , Ocean currents move in circular patterns because the earth is spinning on its axis. There are 2 different types of ocean currents surface currents and deep circulation
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Mountain Barriers/relief
A mountain range like the Rockies can create a barrier to prevailing winds. Water moisture air rises up
Because the mountain forces it up. The warm air cools condenses and creates precipitation . So one the windward side gets lots of and the leeward side is dry sometimes even a desert. Mountain barriers also affect the species around them for example species found in the alpine part of the mountain are different from the species in the montane part.
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Km/hr it is spinning faster than any other latitude. As you move away from the equator your rotational speed slows down. this means that wind traveling away from the equator toward the north will veer to the East as it is traveling faster than the earth it. this is why storm systems spin in a circle. This means Hurricanes in the northern Hemi[here will spin counter clock wise.
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