Factors that Influence Climate

the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region; determined by two main factors: temperature and precipitation

• Climate

• Weather

• Microclimate

• Subclimate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

small areas with climate conditions that differ from those around them

• Climate

• Weather

• Microclimate

• Subclimate

Earth’s surface is divided into three temperature zones based on latitude

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Marine climates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

•relatively warm winters and cool summers

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Marine climates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

•currents cool or warm air above them, bringing warm or cooled air to the land it touches.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

•climate factor because air temperature decreases as altitude increases

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Ocean currents

•large bodies of water influence temperatures because water heats up and cools down more slowly than land

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

•a mountain range in the path of prevailing winds influences where precipitation falls

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Presence of mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

areas of low rainfall on a downward, or leeward side of the mountain

• Rain shadows

• Altitude

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Presence of mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

•winds carry warm, moist air or cool air over land

• Rain shadows

• Prevailing winds

• Distance from oceans and lakes

• Presence of mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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