Climate change

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

The long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area, typically observed over a period of 30 years or more.

Question 2

Weather

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Solar radiation

Answer 3

Solar radiation is…

When lights are measured on a spectrum.

Different types of light will interact differently with the atmosphere.

Question 4

Visible light

Answer 4

Visible Light:

Colours that can be seen by the human eye.

It is absorbed and reflected by the Earth’s surface.

Reflected light becomes infrared.

Question 5

Infrared radiation

Answer 5

Infared Radiation:

Felt as heat.

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

Question 6

Earth’s energy budget

Answer 6

Earth’s energy budget:

It refers to the balance between the energy Earth receives from the Sun and the energy it radiates back into space.

Question 7

UV radiation

Answer 7

UV Radiation:

Invisible.

Causes sunburns, skin cancers, and eye damage.

Is absorbed in the mesosphere.