Weather and Climate repetition

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Weather and Climate repetition

What are the main differences between weather and climate?

The Dutch climate is influenced by the maritime effect.
What is meant by this?

How is a climate graph built up?

What is a front?

What causes the different seasons?

1. the earth's rotation around its own axis
2. the sun's rotation around the earth
3. the earth's distance to the sun
4. the earth's rotation around the sun

How can you see the difference between an maritime climate and a continental climate in a climate graph?

A maritime climate in Köppen's climatic classification system has the capital letter

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

A C-climate can have the following additions:

1. f, S, H
2. F, W, S
3. f, T, s
4. f, s, w

What is the difference between latitude and altitude?

Give a synonym for leeward side of a mountain.

The rainshadow of the mountain is there because

1. air is rising and cooling there
2. air is ascending and warming up there
3. air is descending and warming up there
4. air is sinking and cooloing there

rainfall in the mountains is called

1. frontal rainfall
2. convectional rainfall
3. snow
4. orographic rainfall

Define the position of the tropics

Tropical climates are always very wet

1. True
2. False

Mention 3 tropical climates in "Köppen language"