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Hazardous Earth Flashcards

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1
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Why is the equator the hottest part of the Earth ?

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The suns energy is most concentrated there

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Circulation Cell

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Warm air rises as it’s less dense creating an area of low pressure.

Cool air sinks and it becomes more dense creating and area of high pressure.

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Climate at the Equator

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High Temperatures + Heavy Rainfall

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High Pressure Climate Conditions

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Arid / Dry - Lack of Rainfall

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3 Circulation Cells

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  1. Hadley Cell
  2. Ferrel Cell
  3. Polar Cell
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What redistributes heat around the world ?

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Wind + Ocean Currents

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What areas does air move from and to ?

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Air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

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Bars on a Climate Graph

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Precipitation

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Line on Climate Graph

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Temperature

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4 Layers of Earth

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1.Crust
2.Mantle
3.Outer Core
4.Inner Core

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Thickest Layer of Earth

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Mantle

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Solid Layers of Earth

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1.Crust
2.Inner Core

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2 Types of Crust

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Oceanic + Continental Crust

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Which type of crust is more dense ?

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Oceania Crust

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What happens when Oceanic Crust Subducts ?

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The Oceanic Crust goes under (subducts) the Continental Crust at specific Plate Boundaries

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Convergent Plate Boundry

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Move towards each other

Oceanic Plate subducts under Continental Plate

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Collision Plate Boundary

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Move towards each other

Two Continental Plates collide and are forced up

(Fold Mountains e.g Himalayas)

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Divergent Plate Boundry

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Two plates move away from each other and magma rises between the two plates.

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Conservative Plate Boundary

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Two plates slide past each other causing friction.

The release causes a hazard.

(Tsunami, Earthquake)

20
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Characteristics of Shield Volcano

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Gentle Slopes + Wide Base

Non Viscous Lava

Non Explosive Eruptions

Basaltic Lava

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Characteristics of Composite Volcano

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Tall and Narrow Base

Formed on Convergent Plate Boundary

Viscous Lava

Explosive Eruptions

Andesitic Lava

22
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Hotspots

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An area that exists over Mantle Plume

Volcanoes are formed over hotspots then carried away via tectonic movement for another volcano to form.

23
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Cooling Period in Earths History

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Glacial Period

24
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4 Natural Causes of Climate Change

A

Orbital Theory

Solar Activity - Sunspots

Asteroid Collisions

Volcanic Activity

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Volcanic Activity - Climate Change

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Ash and Gases block the suns rays causing the planet to cool.

26
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Solar Activity - Climate Change

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Sunspots give bursts of energy / heat that cause a surplus and that rises temperature.

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Evidence for Past Climate Change

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Ice Core Analasis

Tree Ring Analasis

Historical Records

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Greenhouse Effect

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Greenhouse Gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

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Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

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Human Activities enhance the greehouse effect to further warm the earth.

(Energy Production, Agriculture)

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Evidence for Human Induced Climate Change

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Melting Ice Caps

Rising Sea Levels

Extreme Weather

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Thermal Expansion

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As the Oceans get warmer they expand and cause sea levels to rise.

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Consequences of Climate Change

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Coastal Flooding

Droughts

Extreme Weather

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Haiti Earthquake - Backround

A

2010

7.0 Magnitude

Developing Country

Happened near Port au Prince (Capital)

34
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Haiti Earthquake - Primary Impacts

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316, 000 died

All Hospitals Collapsed

180,000 homes destroyed

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Haiti Earthquake - Secondary Impacts

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Police and gov collapses —> Looting started

Cholera broke out in squatter camps

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Haiti Earthquake - Short Term Responses

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International Rescue Teams

Engineers Cleared Port for medical aid

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Haiti Earthquake - Long Term Responses

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235, 000 people relocated to less damaged areas

World bank cancelled Haiti’s debt for 5 years

38
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Hurricane Katrina - Backround

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1800 People died

Economic cost of $100 Billion

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Hurricane Katrina - Preperation

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Levis for flooding but we’re breached

Forecasting and alerts

Evacuation

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Hurricane Katrina - Responses

A

National Guard to restore order

Fire department helped rescue

$20 Billion on flood defences

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