Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Weather is a combination of which elements?
A
Temperature
precipitation
humidity
winds
air pressure
2
Q
Weather is measured by…
A
sum total of conditions (temp, pressure, winds, moisture, precip) over short period
3
Q
Climate is measured by…
A
day to day weather conditions
4
Q
What is climate change?
A
Long term alteration of climate on region or entire planet
5
Q
What is global warming?
A
Measures changes in average surface temperatures
6
Q
What five components do climate models consider?
A
- Radiation
- Dynamics
- Surface processes
- Chemistry
- Time step and resolution
7
Q
5 adaptation strategies to climate change?
A
- Prevent loss - adopt measures that reduce vulnerability
- Tolerate loss - do nothing, absorb costs
- Spread or share loss - distribute costs over larger population (insurance)
- Change affected activity - Cease or shift certain activities
- Change location of activity - move to less vulnerable location
