Climate

Question 1

Difference between climate and weather

Answer 1

Climate is a long term study and average of temp or precip
Weather is week to week whats happening outside

Question 2

Scientific vs Anecdotal evidence

Answer 2

Scientific is backed by facts
Anecdotal is gathered by observations

Question 3

Parts of the Biosphere

Answer 3

Litho: land upper mantle and above
Hydro: all water on earth
Atmos: everything above the earth in the sky

Question 4

Parts of the atmosphere

Answer 4

Tropo: 0-10 km above sea level, all living organisms
Strato: 10-50km above sea level, ozone layer, planes
Meso: 50-80km above sea level, nothing here
Thermo: 80-300km above sea level, hottest layer

Question 5

Angle of incidence vs inclination

Answer 5

Incidence is the angle that the sunlight is going to hit the earth at a certain location
Inclination is the tilt of the earth

Question 6

What is the Albedo Effect

Answer 6

Reflection by litho and hydro, percent of solar radiation that is reflected off a surface, light has high albedo

Question 7

What is the coriolis effect

Answer 7

Things that deflected by the rotation of the earth, moving object naturally move from its path

Question 8

What is Net radiation budget

Answer 8

Equal to incoming rays - reflecred rays, based on location at earth

Question 9

What is specific heat capacity

Answer 9

How much energy required to heat up 1g of a substance 1 degree

Question 10

3 forms of heat transfer

Answer 10

Conduction: direct contact
Convection: through air particles
Radiation: waves of radiations

Question 11

List the 6 biomes and characteristics of them

Answer 11

Tundra: arctic regions, lowest isolation, no trees
Taiga: broad belt below tundra, 4-14 degrees
Deciduous forest: Rich soils 14- -27 degrees
Grasslands: prairies, 4-18 degrees
Rain forest: around equator, 25-30 degrees
Desert 12-27 degrees, 30 degrees latitudes