Chapter 1 - Microclimate And Global Warming

Question 1

What is the definition of climate?

Answer 1

It is the overall pattern of the weather

Question 2

What is the definition of weather?

Answer 2

Weather is the day to day variation in temperature, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, cloud cover, humidity and pressure

Question 3

What is the definition of weather forecast?

Answer 3

Is an update on how the weather will be like either today or the next couple of days

Question 4

What are the five local features that affect temperature and wind?

Answer 4

Aspect
Buildings
Shelter
Physical features
Surfaces

Question 5

What does ASPECT mean?

Answer 5

It is direction the place is facing

Question 6

What does BUILDINGS mean?

Answer 6

It gives off heat and warms surroundings

Question 7

What does SHELTER mean?

Answer 7

It is the climate conditions of a small area

Question 8

What does PHYSICAL FEATURES mean?

Answer 8

Can affect both wind and temperatures

Question 9

What does SURFACE mean?

Answer 9

It is when dark surfaces warm up most

Question 10

What is the definition of microclimate?

Answer 10

It is when the climate in a small area is different to the general surroundings

Question 11

What is a hurricane?

Answer 11

Is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in he Caribbean

Question 12

What is a tropical storm?

Answer 12

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

Question 13

What are 3 examples of a tropical storm?

Answer 13

Typhoons
Hurricanes
Cyclones

Question 14

How is a hurricane made?

Answer 14

1) The warm air from several thunderstorms and the ocean will mix together and will start to create low pressure
2) The trade winds at the Equator cause the storm to spin due to the Earth’s rotation
3) Air starts to rise and the pressure starts to decrease at higher altitudes
4) Air rises faster and draws more a warm air from the sea. Once the surface winds reach 119km/h the storm is officially a tropical storm
5) As the storm moves over the ocean it picks up most warm air and the more air it gets the faster the storm goes
6) it can takes hours or days to fully form a hurricane.

Question 15

What do they use the Saffir-Simpson Scale for?

Answer 15

They use it to measure the potential damage a hurricane might cause!

Question 16

What is the definition of the global warming?

Answer 16

It is the rise of temperature in the Earths atmosphere.

Question 17

What is the definition of greenhouse effect?

Answer 17

The trapping of the suns warmth in a planets lower atmosphere

Question 18

What is the definition of enhanced greenhouse effect?

Answer 18

It is the increase of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases in the Earths atmosphere

Question 19

Why is farming important?

Answer 19

Because without farming, people could go hungry

There won’t be a variety of foods to eat

Question 20

What are the 6 main types of farming?

Answer 20

Hill farms
Mixed farming
Market Gardens
Crofts
Arable
Pastoral
Dairy

Question 21

What is the definition of an arable farm?

Answer 21

Is where crops grow

Question 22

What is a definition of pastoral farm?

Answer 22

A pastoral farm is where their main focus of the farm is on producing animal- made things

Question 23

What is the definition of dairy farms?

Answer 23

It is where producing dairy is the main goal for the farm

Question 24

What is the definition of a mixed farm?

Answer 24

A mixed farm is where the farm grows crops and animals.

Question 25

What is the definition of hill farms

Answer 25

It is slopes where the sheeps are farmed

Question 26

What is the definition of a market garden?

Answer 26

It is an intensive arable farm

Question 27

What is the definition of crofts?

Answer 27

A croft is a small coastal farm in Wales and Scotland