Climate Change Flashcards
our atmosphere over a short period of time, everyday weather, windy or rainy or sunny
weather
-average condition of the atmosphere in a region over a period of many years
Climate
PAGASA
Philippine atmospheric, geophysical and astronomical services administration
measures temperature (farenheit celsius and kelvin)
Thermometer
Predict future rainfalls
Mercury barometer
identifies air pressure and speed
Aneroid barometer
atmospheric pressure is used to see if the air is constant
barograph
wind speed and pressure predictor
anemometer
spins the way air is coming(chicken) it is an old technique
Wind vane
to see if air is cold or hot
Sling psychrometer
using hair on bodies to determine if air is hot or cold
hygrograph
it is also an old technique which collects rainwater and records its
Rain gauge
Used to know everything(weather and climate conditions) because it can do everything
Radiosonde
detects objects with radio waves
Radar
basic building block of life, can move from one place to another and the 4th most present element in the universe
carbon
Carbon receivers
Sink
Carbon givers
source
natural phenomenon where heat trapping gasses goes into the atmosphere, absorbing the infrared heat radiated back by the earth.
Greenhouse effect
Discovered carbon preserve
Svante August Arrhenius
Discovered that fossil fuels actually emit carbon dioxide, making the world more conscious
Roger Perelle
