2018年1月28日 · In North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand, north–south mountain ranges such as the Rockies enhance precipitation, but confine the marine west coast climate to relatively narrow coastal strips.

The Gulf Stream, a warm-water current in the North Atlantic Ocean, provides both warmth and humidity. Warm water evaporates faster and warm air holds more moisture than cold water and air. The Gulf Stream flows from the warm, semitropuval Gulf of Mexico along the southeastern coast of the United States, then through the North Atlantic Ocean. It even affects the climate of …

2016年7月17日 · Most of Australia consists of a warm desert climate. A warm desert climate, also called a hot desert climate, is a climate where rainfall is generally less than 27 millimeters (1 inch), and summer temperatures frequently exceed 40 Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). In warm desert climates winter temperatures hover around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees …

2017年12月31日 · Changes in rain and heat waves The main current flowing along the coast of Peru is the Humbolt Current carrying cold low-salinity water from Antarctica and flowing S-N. Other phenomena interact with this current and are named "El Nino" (the baby boy) and La Nina (the baby girl). Typically El Nino develops around December (from which the name referring to …

2017年8月20日 · This convergent plate boundary is called a subduction zone. On the west coast of South America the denser ballistic ocean crust of the pacific plate is pushed under the lighter granite continental crust of South America. This causes a sub duction zone. The ocean crust is push down creating a trench. As the ocean crust is pushed under the continental crust, the …

2016年8月8日 · Coastal areas with the same latitude are in North Carolina, Morocco, Tunisia and Japan. The places here, with your latitude, might have the same climate. Your place is coastal and your latitude is near 32.5^o N. So, the coastal areas around the latitude #32.5^o N circle might have a comparable climate.These areas are in North Carolina, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel …

2018年1月10日 · Tehere is a three hour difference in the time zones between the East Coast and the West Coast with the East Coast being three hours ahead. Every 15 degrees of latitude equals 1 hour of time difference. There are four time zones in the US. so traveling across the US is a three hour difference in time. If it is 12 noon in the East Coast, it is 9 am in the West Coast. If …

2017年1月19日 · The global wind belts are the three wind belts or patterns of movement that cover the planet. The global wind belts are the three wind belts or wind patterns that cover the planet: the tropical easterlies (or the trade winds) are found near the equator, the polar easterlies are found at the north and south poles, and the prevailing westerlies are found between the …

2016年4月23日 · Environmental conditions do change in the oceans, but the terms climate and weather are not usually applied. In the atmosphere, climate is longer-term changes in rainfall, temperatures, humidity, pressure, winds, etc., while weather is short-term changes (days to weeks) changes in the same factors. in the ocean environments, temperature and pressure …

2016年3月20日 · Fossil fuels are formed when organic matter that has been buried deep within the earth are subject to heat and pressure over millions of years. Fossil fuels are formed when organic matter that has been buried deep within the earth are subject to heat and pressure over millions of years. The image below shows how oil and natural gas form: This image shows …