Science 9

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5 factors affecting climate
Latitude
Altitude
Topography
Bodies of water
Ocean current
three major climate zone
Tropical zone
Temperate zone
Polar zone
As the latitude increases, temperature decreases
Latitude
It is an imaginary line that is parallel to the equator.
Leeward side
The air move down to the opposite region
Snowy day is a weather of the day when lots of snow has fallen
Arid - is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation
Affects of weather
temperature
wind
air pressure
humidity
precipitation
Thermometer is used to measure the temperature
wind
it is the movement of the air in the atmosphere
Wind vane
tells the direction of the wind
Anemometer
measure the wind speed
Barometer
instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Humidity
it is the amount of the water vapor in the air
altitude increases, temperature decreases
Direct rays
area receive from the sun experience WARM CLIMATE
Oblique ray
those area that receives from the sun will experience COLD CLIMATE
tropical region
experience 2 kinds of weather: sunny and rainy
Located in 0 to 23.5 degree from the equator
Temperate region
located between the subtropical and the polar region