CLIMATE CHANGE Flashcards
________________ is defined to be the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm,clearness, or cloudiness.
___________ can change from hour-tohour, day-to-day, month-to-month or even year-to-year.
Weather
Weather
______________ is the long-term pattern of weather in an area. Aregion’s weather pattern tracked for at least thirty (30) years,is its climate.
Climate
The ___________________ is a complex system of interacting components that includes the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere (land surface), and biosphere.
Climate System
The _________________ is the most variable part of the climate system.The gasses in the atmosphere can easily change in composition and in movement or motion, drastically affecting the climate of a region. These changes can be attributed to natural phenomenon or humanmade factors.
atmosphere
The _________________ is the most variable part of the climate system.The gasses in the atmosphere can easily change in composition and in movement or motion, drastically affecting the climate of a region. These changes can be attributed to natural phenomenon or humanmade factors.
atmosphere
The ________________ is the total amount of water on Earth. It includeswater in lakes, oceans, rivers, and any other bodies of water present.
The ______________ also includes the water cycle, a process that moves water around the planet. Changes in the ____________ which includesvariations in temperature, salinity, although occur much slower, stillcontributes to the climate of a region.
hydrosphere 3x
The frozen parts of the earth, including snow, ice, and frozen ground also known as the ______________ is generally aconsistent part of the climate system. Ice sheets and glaciersreflect sunlight and the thermal conductivity of ice and permafrost profoundly influence temperature
Cryosphere
_______________, the physical features of a land surface, as well as the vegetation influence climate by determining how the energyfrom the sun is used on earth. The amount of vegetation as wellas the land surface area covering like soils, sands, and asphaltaffect the temperature.evaporation process, influencing the ambient
Topography
The ______________, the sum of living things onearth, profoundly influences climate. Throughphotosynthesis, plants help regulate the flowof greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Forests and oceans serve as __________ thathave a cooling impact on climate. Livingorganisms alter the landscape, through bothnatural growth and created structures such asburrows, dams, and mounds. These alteredlandscapes can influence weather patternssuch as wind, erosion, and even temperature.
biosphere
carbon sinks
measure of water vapor in the air
humidity
_______________ is the fraction of thesky that is covered by clouds, asseen from a specific location. It isusually measured in __________.
Cloud Cover
A reduced visibility atmospherecaused by a substance cloud
fogginess
__________________ is the force exerted at any given point on the Earth’s surface by the weight of theair above that point.
Atmospheric
_____________ are small regionswithin a general climate zone that have their own unique climatic conditions.
___________ existbecause of local varying featuressuch as hills, mountains and bodiesof water. Man-made features, suchas roads and buildings, cause microclimates.
Microclimates 2x
________________________ systems CATEGORIZE climates based on a variety of factors, including vegetation, temperature, and precipitation
Climate Classification
