Transcript Climate Ppt. - Warren County Public Schools

Climate
• Is an areas weather
pattern over a long
period of time.
• (Weather is conditions day
to day)
• Consists of
– Temperature
– Precipitation (rain,
snow, etc. )
4 factors that affect climate
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
Latitude
Altitude
Wind/Mountains
Ocean currents
LATITUDE - Distance
from the equator
• Climate gets colder that
farther you get from the
equator
• It doesn’t matter whether
you move north or
south.
• Compare the latitude of
Bowling Green to
Anchorage -
ALTITUDE (height above seal level)
• Higher altitude = cooler, drier climate
• Lower altitude =warmer wetter climate
Wind & Mountains
• Winds
– From ocean to land =wet winds. Rain will fall as air
cools.
– From land to ocean =dry wind
MOUNTAINS
– As wind climbs a mountain, it cools and causes
precipitation. This is the windward side of the
mountain. Wind that makes it over the top is dried
out called leeward side of the mountain.
Ocean Currents
• Currents can warm or cool water from one part of
the world to another.
• Water warms or cools the air above it.
• Water cools and warms slower than air
• Ocean currents generally make a climate milder.