Climates Affect Daily Living

Question 1

Global warming potential

Answer 1

Global warming potential(gwp): a measure of the ability of a gas to trap thermal energy in the atmosphere
Nitrous oxide has the highest GWP

Question 2

Carbon dioxide

Answer 2

A naturally occurring greenhouse gas, if doubled the desert would be more prominent in Alberta

Question 3

Carbon source vs carbon sink

Answer 3

Carbon source: any process that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Carbon sink: any process that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Question 4

Halocarbons

Answer 4

Synthetic chemicals that can absorb significant amounts of thermal energy
Eg. Air conditioning, waterproof coating, fire retardants

Question 5

Radiant energy

Answer 5

Solar energy or energy that is transmitted as electromagnetic waves
-made up of different wavelengths which make an electromagnetic spectrum

Question 6

Insolation

Answer 6

Amount of solar energy received by region of earths surface.
-depends on latitude or characteristics of the biosphere 

Question 7

Angle of inclination

Answer 7

Angle of inclination refers to the degree by which earths poles are tilted from the perpendicular of the plane of its orbit, 23.5 degrees

Question 8

Angle of incidence

Answer 8

The angle between array falling on a surface in the line of the perpendicular to the surface. At the equator it is nearly zero, the larger the angle, the greater the solar radiation is spread out and the temp is lower