topic 3: climate change

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

Refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

The long term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area, typically observed over a period of 30 years or more.

Question 3

earth’s energy budget

Answer 3

Refers to the balance between the energy earth recieves from the sun and the energy it radiates back into space

Question 4

solar radiation

Answer 4

All light is measured on a spectrum

Different types of light will interact differently with the atmosphere

Question 5

UV radiation

Answer 5

○ Invisible
○ Causes sunburns, skin cancers and eye damage
○ Is absorbed in the mesosphere

Question 6

Infrared radiation

Answer 6

○ Felt as heat
Is absorbed by both the troposphere and earths surface

Question 7

visible light

Answer 7

○ Colours that can be seen by the hiuman eye
○ Is absorbed and reflected by earths surface
○ Reflected light become infrared light

Question 8

Albedo effect

Question 9

natural GH effect

Question 10

Solar cycles