Climate Change

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

Refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular time or place.

Question 1

Solar Radiation

Answer 1

Different types of light interact differently with the atmosphere. All light is measured on a spectrum.

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

The long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area measured over the space of 30 months or more. scientists classify the climate of a certain place by studying two main features, temperature and precipitation.

Question 3

Earths energy budget

Answer 3

Refers to the balance between the energy earths receives and the energy it radiates back.

Question 4

Visible light

Answer 4

Colours that can be seen by the human eye. Is absorbed into earth and reflected light becomes infrared.

Question 5

UV radiation

Answer 5

Invisible, causes sunburns/skin cancer/eye damage. Is absorbed into the mesospshere.

Question 6

Infrared radiation

Answer 6

Felt as heat, is absorbed by both the troposphere and earth’s surface.

Question 7

Albedo effect

Answer 7

Albedo refers to the amount of light a surface effects. Light surfaces have a high albedo (reflect more light.) Dark surfaces have a low albedo (absorb more light.)

Question 8

Natural greenhouse effect

Answer 8

The atmosphere is made up of many greenhouses gases. Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation. More GHG higher climate.

Question 9

Solar cycles

Answer 9

The amount of enerygt the sun produces to follw a pattern, there are times alot of energy is pruduced, solar maxium and times where not lot is produced, solar minimum. the wjole cycle lasts 11 years.