Topic 2 - Climate Change - The Greenhouse Effect

Question 1

Define Greenhouse Effect

Answer 1

Traps the sun’s heat in the atmosphere and prevents it from escaping into space. This determines the temperature of Earth.

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth.

Question 3

Wavelength

Answer 3

Distance between identical points between two successive points.

Question 4

Infrared radiation

Answer 4

Wavelengths that are longer than visible light.

Question 5

Electromagnetic radiation

Answer 5

A kind of radiation where electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.

Question 6

Ultraviolet Radiation

Answer 6

Wavelengths that are shorter than purple.

Question 7

Visible Light

Answer 7

All colours of the rainbow

Question 8

Infrared light

Answer 8

Wavelengths that are longer than red.

Question 9

Radio waves

Answer 9

A type of electromagnetic radiation

Question 10

Greenhouse gas

Answer 10

A gas which is trapped into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 11

Earth’s energy budget

Answer 11

The amount of gas going in and out of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 12

Climate

Answer 12

Long term changes in the environment of a location.

Question 13

Weather

Answer 13

Short term changes in the environment of a location.

Question 14

Precipitation

Answer 14

Water vapour condenses to water and falls from the clouds as rain, hail or snow.