Biophysical Interactions

Question 1

Troposphere

Answer 1

All weather processes

Question 2

Stratosphere

Answer 2

10-15km above the earth’s surface

Question 3

Mesosphere

Answer 3

80km above the earth’s surface

Question 4

Thermosphere

Answer 4

Where the atmosphere becomes thinner

Question 5

Insolation

Answer 5

Controls climate, weather patters and the water cyle

Question 6

Factors effecting insolation

Answer 6

Distance from the sun, latitude, length of day and night

Question 7

Albedo

Answer 7

The ratio between incoming radiation ad amount reflected back into places

Question 8

Example: High albedo

Answer 8

Snow, ice

Question 9

Example: Low albedo

Answer 9

Soil, oceans

Question 10

Greenhouse effect

Answer 10

The gases that get trapped in the atmosphere to maintain a moderate temperature

Question 11

Coriolis effect

Answer 11

Winds that flow directly from the poles to the equator however due to the tilt of the earth, winds slant in different directions

Question 12

Climate

Answer 12

Calculated by the average of winds, precipitation and temperature

Question 13

Weather

Answer 13

The specific forecast for the climate daily

Question 14

Factors affecting climate

Answer 14

Topography, variation of incoming insolation, the revolution of the earth

Question 15

Hydrosphere

Answer 15

All water on earth in all its forms

Question 16

Condensation

Answer 16

When cool water vapour in the air condenses into liquid

Question 17

Precipitation

Answer 17

When large amounts of moist air are cooled rapidly

Question 18

Factors influencing temperature

Answer 18

Latitude, altitude, distance from the sea

Question 19

Factors influencing rainfall

Answer 19

Altitude, topography, temperature of oceans

Question 20

Flood

Answer 20

When permeable surfaces get saturated

Question 21

Why do floods occur more commonly in cities

Answer 21

There are less permeable surfaces in cities therefore more rainfall and runoff is collected