Climate Change Flashcards

1
Q

Name all the different spheres from lowest to highest

A

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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2
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Where is ozone toxic

A

In the troposphere

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3
Q

What 5 factors does a meteorologist use when describing weather

A

Temperature humidity precipitation air pressure wind

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4
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What causes the seasons

A

Earths tilt

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5
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Green house gases in atmosphere

A

N2O> CH4> CO2

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6
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What’s a carbon sink

A

A resubmit that absorbs CO2 and stored it in another form

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7
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Examples of proxy records

A

Tree rings ice cores coral reefs

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8
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What is continental movement likley to affect

A

Ocean currents and wind patterns

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9
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Warming loop in order (albedo effect)

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Ice is melting —> less of the suns radiation is reflected —> Earths temperature increases

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10
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Factors that affect climate regions

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Landforms soil plants animals and climate

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11
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The green house effect

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Gases in clouds, absorb IR radiation emitted from the earths surface and radiate it heating the earth in the atmosphere

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