WHAT IS CLIMATE Weather is the condition of

WHAT IS CLIMATE

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time. Climate is the average of the weather conditions over a long period of time Temperature and participation mostly determine climate DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLIMATE AND WEATHER

LATITUDE – THE DISTANCE IN DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

SEASONS AND LATITUDE – THE TILT OF THE EARTH DETERMINES HOW MUCH DIRECT SUNLIGHT

THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT SOLAR ENERGY AN AREA RECEIVES IS DETERMINED BY THE LATITUDE

PREVAILING WINDS – WINDS THAT BLOW MAINLY IN ONE DIRECTION

PREVAILING WESTERLIES

MOUNTAINS BLOCK THE PREVAILING WINDS AND AFFECT THE CLIMATE ON THE OTHER SIDE

LARGE BODIES OF WATER INFLUENCE AN AREAS CLIMATE

Surface Currents: a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind an that occurs at or near the oceans surface The surface temperature of the water effects the temperature of the air above it. OCEAN CURRENTS

OCEAN CURRENTS

CLIMATES OF THE WORLD – THREE MAJOR CLIMATE ZONES. TROPICAL , TEMPERATE AND POLAR

ESTUARY - THE TIDAL MOUTH OF A LARGE RIVER, WHERE THE TIDE MEETS THE STREAM.

BRACKISH WATER - SLIGHTLY SALTY, AS IS THE MIXTURE OF RIVER WATER AND SEAWATER IN ESTUARIES.

Porous - (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass. Permeability - The rate of flow of a liquid or gas through a porous material. Soil that is has high Porosity has SOIL THAT HAS HIGH POROSITY HAS LOW PERMEABILITY

WATER CYCLE – CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM SOURCES ON EARTH’S SURFACE

Condensation: occurs when water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid. Clouds form by this process Evaporation - occurs when liquid water changes to water vapor Precipitation – occurs when rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from the clouds onto Earth’s surface Runoff = water usually from precipitation that flows across land collects in rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean WATER CYCLE TERMS