Monday, March 25, 2013

Surface Water & Global Temperatures

1. Thermal Inertia: San Francisco & Norfolk, Virginia are on the same altitude. Why would Norfolk, compared to San Francisco, have warmer summers and cooler winters?

* Because air n San Francisco has moved over the ocean, while air in Norfolk has approached over land.

2. Describe the different ways temperatures are "moderated" on earth. Without moderate temperatures, earth could not support life as we know it.

*Liquid water at the surface
*Distance from ocean
*Water Vapor
*Higher humidities = moderate temperatures

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