Module 3 and 4

• Conventional Geothermal System utilizes steam from natural resources.
• Supercritical Geothermal System a naturally occurring hot water or steams.
• Weather are changes in theatmospheric condition over a brief period of time.
• Climate is a larger pattern of atmospheric conditions.
• Latitude - Main factor affecting climate change. The further you are from the equator, the cooler it is.
• Altitude - Higher locations have lower temperatures.
• Distance from the sea - Land absorbs and releases heat faster than water.
• Prevailing winds - Prevailing winds are wind directions over a particular location.
• Ocean currents - Continuous and directional movement ofocean.
• Topography - The difference in elevation and mountain rangesdetermine the distribution of precipitation on earth.