Climate of NY vs LA practice Flashcard

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What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?

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The electromagnetic waves hit the Earth at different angles due to the curvature of the Earth

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What causes the Coriolis Effect?

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Rotation of the earth

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How do winds form?

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from the unequal heating and cooling of the Earth's surface.

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What factors affect climate?

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Wind

Latitude

Ocean Currents

Mountains

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Areas closer to the _____________________ receive more direct sunlight.

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Equator

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Climate is classified by which two major factors?

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precipitation and temperature

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Why does the east coast (NY) have more precipitation than the west coast (LA)?

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The warm ocean current on the east coast allows for more evaporation, causing more precipitation. While the California current of the west coast comes from the poles, it is a cold current and cools the air around it. This cold, sinking air makes evaporation more difficult. Takes more thermal energy.

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Why do so many more surfers in LA wear wetsuits than in New York?

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LA's coast has a cold current coming down from the poles while NY's coast has a warm current rising up from the equator

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What evidence would support the claim that the yearly average of NY is colder than LA?

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Yearly average temperature and the latitude of each city.

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What evidence would you need to support the claim that LA has less precipitation than NY?

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The precipitation data from each city, NY is located on the East Coast near a warm Ocean current that flows up from the equator, and CA is located on the West Coast near a cold ocean current that flows down from the poles.

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