Climate Change

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

The long-term pattern of weather conditions in an area, observed over a period of 30 years or more. Climate is classified by its main features, temperature and precipitation.

Question 4

Earth’s Energy Budget

Answer 4

the balance between the energy earth receives from the sun and the energy it radiates back into space

Question 5

Solar Radiation

Answer 5

All light measured on a spectrum, different types of light will interact differently with the atmosphere

Question 6

UV Radiation

Answer 6

Invisible
causes sunburns, skin cancers and eye damage
absorbed in the mesosphere

Question 7

Infrared Radiation

Answer 7

Felt as heat.
Is absorbed by both the troposphere and Earth’s surface

Question 8

Visible Light

Answer 8

Colours that can be seen by the human eye
Absorbed and reflected by the Earth’s surface
Reflected light becomes infrared

Question 9

Albedo Effect

Answer 9

The amount of light a surface reflects

Question 10

Natural GH Effect

Answer 10

The atmosphere is made up of greenhouse gasses, these gasses absorb solar and infrared radiation. This maintains the Earth’s surface temperature

Question 11

Solar cycles

Answer 11

The amount of energy the Sun produces over a cycle of around 11 years