TOPIC 1 Flashcards
introduction to climate science
Consists of the short-term (minutes to months) changes in the atmosphere.
Weather
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure determine what the weather is like at a given time and location.
Weather
average weather for a particular region and time period, usually taken over 30-years.
Climate
Averages of precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine, wind velocity, phenomena such as fog, frost, and hail storms, and other measures of the weather that occur over a long period in a particular place.
Climate
Type of climatic classification that has “two pronounced seasons: Dry from November to April, wet during rest of the year”
Type I
Type of climatic classification that has “NO dry season with a very pronounced rainfall from november to April and wet during during the rest of the year”
Type II
Climatic classification that has “seasons are NOT VERY PRONOUNCED and relatively dry from November to April, wet during the rest of the year”
Type III
Climatic classification that has “Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed through the year”
Type IV
can change within minutes of hours
Weather
conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time
weather
how the atmosphere BEHAVES over LONG PERIOD of time and space
Climate
Average regional weather patterns over decades
Climate
measure of the distance from the equator
latitude
Locations at lower latitudes receive _____ and more direct sunlight than locations near the poles.
stronger
main driving force in the atmosphere
energy input from sun
Earth’s axis rotation is tilted about?
23.5 degrees
responsible for the season
Earth’s tilt
Polar day duration during Summer Solstice
6 months
During summer solstice, arctic circle duration of daylight
24 hours
During summer solstice, equator duration of daylight
12 hours
During summer solstice, Tropic of Cancer duration of daylight
13.5 hours
During summer solstice, tropic of capricorn duration of daylight
10.5 hours daylight
During summer solstice, Antarctic circle duration of daylight
0 hours daylight
Polar night duration during Summer Solstice
6 months of night
Polar night duration during Winter Solstice
6 months of night
During winter solstice, Antarctic circle duration of darkness
0 hours of darkness
During summer solstice, Tropic of capricorn duration of darkness
10.5 hours of darkness
During summer solstice, equator duration of darkness
12 hours of darkness
During winter solstice, tropic of cancer duration of darkness
13.5 hours of darkness
During winter solstice, arctic circle duration of darkness
24 hours of darkness
4 types of solar eclipse
- total solar eclipse
- annular solar eclipse
- partial solar eclipse
- hybrid solar eclipse
