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what is a temperature control?
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any factor that causes temperature to vary from place to place and from time to time
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what are factors other than latitude that exert a strong influence on temperature?
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heating of land and water, altitude, geographic position, cloud cover, and ocean currents.
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how do the heating of land and water differ?
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land heats more rapidly and to higher temps than water.
land cools more rapidly and to lower temps than water. |
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how does geographic position affect temperature?
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a coastal location with windward coast will have cool summers and mild winters
a coastal location with a leeward coast will have a more contiinental temperature pattern because winds do not carry the oceans influence on shore. |
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what is albedo?
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the fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface.
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why do many clouds reflect a signifigant amount of sunlight back to space?
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because they have a high albedo
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what are isotherms?
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lines that connect points that have the same temperature.
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