Factor that affect climate

Factors that affect climate

There are different factors that affect climate, but first, we need to remember the difference between weather and climate

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• There is no difference

• Weather is the day to day condition and climate is the average weather during a longer period of time

• Weather is the climate during the year and climate is the day to day weather

• Climate is the seasons and weather is the yearly condition in one specific place

Factors that affect climate

• Latitude

• Distance from the sea

• Prevailing winds

• Relief

Multiple Choice

What is latitude?

• Are known as parallel lines and the coordinates are given from North to South

• Is the way that we measure the coordinates from east to west

• Are the horizontal lines that measure the climate in the north and south

• Is the temperature of the different places around the globe

Latitude

Places near the equator are hotter than places near the poles, the angle of the sun rays will define the temperature in the different places around the globe

Prevailing winds

This will be the direction in which usually winds blows, plus the location will define the temperature of the wind and how it will change the climate

Prevailing winds will bring.

• Cool-weather if they blow over cool

  surfaces such as the land in win t er or

  the sea in summer

• Dry weather if they blow over the land. 

• Wet weather if they blow overseas areas

  and pick up moisture

• Warm weather if they blow over warm

  surfaces such as the sea in winter or the

  land in summer 

Relief