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Insolation to Tornadoes Flashcards

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Describe Climate

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Long term temperatures, precipitation and annual seasonal shifts.

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How is climate different than weather?

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Climate is a long term analysis of a certain place, while weather is short term.

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Were does the energy in the Atmosphere come from?

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The Sun

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The Sun emits what type of radiation?

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The Sun emits Short wave radiation.

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What is the type of radiation that is reflected off of the ground.

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The type of radiation that is reflected off of the ground is long wave radiation or terrestrial radiation.

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What two wavelengths are in insolation?

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Ultraviolet and visible light wave lengths.

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List 3 qualities of the atmosphere.

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  1. Earth emits long wave radiation or terrestrial radiation.
  2. Sun emits solar radiation, also known as short wave radiation.
  3. The dividend between each layer in the atmosphere are commonly known as pauses’
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What 2 elements are great at absorbing short wave radiation?

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  • Oxygen (O2) Ozone and Oxygen are great at

- Ozone (O3) short wave radiation.

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What elements absorb long wave radiation?

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Methane and Carbon Dioxide are great at absorbing long wave radiation. Methane and Carbon Dioxide are great at absorbing long wave radiation. Methane and Carbon Dioxide are great at absorbing long wave radiation. Methane and Carbon Dioxide are great at absorbing long wave radiation. Methane and Carbon Dioxide are great at absorbing Long Wave radiation. Methane and Carbon Dioxde are great at absorbing long wave radiation.

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What wavelengths are absorbed by water vapour in the atmosphere?

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Short and Long Wave lengths are absorbed by the water vapour in the atmosphere.

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List 4 common elements in the atmosphere.

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  • Nitrogen - Carbon Dioxide

- Oxygen - Argon

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Compare absorption rates of Carbon Dioxide and methane

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Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide . Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide. Methane is 25x more potent than Carbon Dioxide.

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What creates Methane?

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Rotting Plants and animals.

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What can to radiation as it travels through the atmosphere?

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As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary. As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary. As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary. As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary. As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary. As radiation travels through the atmosphere, the temperature may vary.

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How can dust affect insolation.

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The dust acts as a dimming agent. The dust encourages the Albido effect.

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What time in a day do we recieve the greatest short and long wave radiation? Draw the temperature vs radiation lag time graph.

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We recieve the greatest short and long wave radiation at 3pm. If I do not know how to draw the graph refer to Climate 1 ppt questions (package).

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Why the annual temperature leg?

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The addition of SW + LW radiation results in maximum heat.

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When white light shines through a prism it splits into the colours of the rainbow, ROYGBIV. Water Vapour in the Atmosphere can act as a prism thus creating rainbows that we see.

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We see the colours of the rainbow due to atmospheric refraction.

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Draw the temperature “trend” or gradient in the atmosphere, include temoeratures on the x axis and elevation in KM. on the y axis.

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On a seperate piece of paper.

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What happens at the Pauses? (Tropopause, stratopause)

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The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses. The temperature “trend” changes at the pauses.

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