Ap Enviornmental Science Clouds

* Where do you think would the heating degree days would be the highest? North Pole

Climate change is a change in the average global or regional weather patterns. Climate changes includes factors such as; temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and seasons, influenced by oceans, land surfaces and ice sheets. This plays a

The atmosphere in a place and time in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

There are many climates all over the world. Many climates have similar weather patterns. The Marine West Coast climate and the Humid Continental climate are in different regions. Both of these climates are similar yet different.

2- Air pressure is not usually a constant that’s why usually impacts therefore it usually weather not climate. Some several key areas of the globe have consistent highs and lows that affect the weather and wind patterns having a huge impact on the climate.

Each part of the world is different. From China to Australia or from the North

Europe and elsewhere to the United States, and from the east to the west within the

normal pattern of west to east because of the lack of ice disrupting the “jet stream.” Finally, the

- Location: North North America, on the border with the North Atlantic from the east, the North Pacific in the west,

This image below shows which direction the North American plates and the Caribbean plates are moving

the North Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Arctic Ocean to the north (hence the

The climate alternates when the heat is added or released from the earth. And as the climate changes, it also affects the planet drastically including its essential elements, for example water, air and soil. How Is Climate Change Affecting Water? The increase in heat evaporates the water more causing less supply and more demand on water.

The jet streams normally move more than 57 miles an hour, the strongest ones are at speed of 300 miles an hour due to the high contrast of surface temperature in the troposphere. The reading specifies two kinds of jet streams that occur among the equator and the North pole. The Subtropical jet streams are concetrated in the southern borders of US. Whereas, the Polar jet streams are blown over Idaho and Montana. The reading also states that the jet streams lead to storms along

Since the time of their early existence, humans have migrated to regions of the Earth that offer climates favorable to their survival and have planned to persevere extreme weather events. In this unit, students will observe models and analyze data to learn how the interplay between atmospheric variables such as temperature, air pressure, and moisture leads to the typical and sometimes extreme weather events that humans’ experience. Analyzing weather data to make predictions is a key part of this unit and students’ understanding of how weather patterns can help us predict future weather events. This unit aims at explaining how Earth’s tilt, along with its changing position around the Sun causes variation in the amount of incoming solar radiation (insolation) that reaches the surface. This unequal distribution of energy causes variations in seasons we experience on Earth. Students also will learn that climate is influenced by latitude, proximity to large bodies of water, ocean currents, among other factors.

along the Pacific and Indian equator. It can be thought of as a swing in pressure