Climate

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

-Conditions during short period of time

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

-Usual pattern of weather over time

Question 3

Bioclimate profile

Answer 3

-Climagraph
-Shows temp and precipitation in given location

Question 4

Ultraviolet Radiation

Answer 4

-High energy
-Sun

Question 5

IR Radiation

Answer 5

-low energy
-absorbed by GHG

Question 6

Thermal energy

Answer 6

-Heat from motion of particles

Question 7

Atmosphere

Answer 7

-Layer of gases surrounding earth

Question 8

What is the atmosphere made of

Answer 8

-21% oxygen
-78% nitrogen
-less than 1% carbon dioxide

Question 9

hydrosphere

Answer 9

liquid water + ice

Question 10

lithosphere

Answer 10

-Rock + soil
-solid surface of earth

Question 11

greenhouse effect

Answer 11

-UV hits earth and converts to IR
-IR leaving for space is blocked by GHG
-IR re-radiated back to earth

Question 12

Green house has

Answer 12

-Gas absorbed by IR radiation

ex: CO2, methane, CH4, water vapour

Question 13

Carbon sink

Answer 13

-Resevoir that absorbs & stores carbon

ex: forest, wetlands, tundra, ocean, shellfish

Question 14

heat sink

Answer 14

-Resevoir that stores thermal energy

Question 15

convection current

Answer 15

current in fluid

Question 16

thermohaline circulation

Answer 16

ocean currents controlled by temp

Question 17

ice age

Answer 17

period during earths history colder than normal temps

Question 18

plate tectonics

Answer 18

movement of large plates in earths crust

Question 19

continental drift

Answer 19

theory that earths continents used to be one

Question 20

interglacial period

Answer 20

Global warner avergae in temps

Question 21

El Niño

Answer 21

-Recurring change in pacific ocean currents

Question 22

Albedo

Answer 22

Reflectivity

Question 23

Albedo 0

Answer 23

not reflective

Question 24

Albedo 1

Answer 24

Very reflective

Question 25

Albedo effect

Answer 25

Decrease temp, less snow, more energy reflected to space Increase temp, decrease snow, less energy relflectwd to space

Question 26

Proxy record

Answer 26

Temp records from: -ice cores -tree rings -coral reefs -pollen

Question 27

Thermal expansion

Answer 27

tendency of matter to change in shape, volume, and area in response to a change in temperature.

Question 28

Anthropogenic

Answer 28

Pollution from human activity

Question 29

what is the anthropogenic greenhouse effect

Question 30

what is clean fuel

Answer 30

does not contribute CO2 to atmosphere

Question 31

Climate projection

Answer 31

simulations of Earth's climate in future decades

Question 32

What is intergovernmental panel of climate change

Answer 32

Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities

Question 33

Kyoto

Answer 33

agreement to limit GHG

Question 34

mitigation

Answer 34

reducing GHG