Quiz 4 temperature and effect on Climate

Latitude

horizontal lines showing distance from the equator

Albedo

the amount of light reflected off an object

Altitude

Height above se level in the air

Elevation

height above the sea level on land

Humidity

the amount of water vapor in the air

Damp soil

wet sediments with water in the interstitial spaces

Wind

horizontal movement of air

High air pressure

high density air, air sinks so weight of the air increases, cold air

Low air pressure

low density air, air rises so the weight of the air decreases, warm air

Hadley Cells

convection cells divided up around 30 degrees North and South and 60 degrees North and South latitude

Prevailing winds

winds that

No wind Zones - why occurs

at 0, 30, 60 , 90 degrees because air is either rising or sinking not moving horizontally

Coriolis Effect

apparent deflection of global winds due to the rotation of the earth

Ocean current

Density current and surface currents

Surface ocean current

flow of water of similar characteristics that are pushed along the surface by winds

Density current

vertical flow along the bottom due to differences in density

subsurface ocean current

currents that flow under the top of the Ocean due to differences in density

Gyre

circular pattern

Counter current

two currents moving in opposite directions