Unit 4.3

Question 1

What is climate?

Answer 1

Climate is the long term pattern of weather and precipitation.

Question 2

About how long does it take to determine climate?

Answer 2

30 years.

Question 3

What are some things that effect climate?

Answer 3

Sunlight, amount of energy emitted, tilt of earth’s axis, earth’s rotation, latitude

Question 4

What are some greenhouse gas particles?

Answer 4

Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Water, Photons, and Infrared photons

Question 5

What is the element name for water?

Answer 5

H2O

Question 6

What is the element name for Methane?

Answer 6

CH4

Question 7

What is the element name for Carbon Dioxide?

Answer 7

CO2

Question 8

If I increase the number of greenhouse gasses, what will some of the effects be?

Answer 8

Increased temperature, less energy will be released, more Infrared photons get stuck in the atmosphere, CO2 levels go up.

Question 9

If there is less greenhouse gasses, what will happen to the infrared photons?

Answer 9

They will go right back into space and won’t bounce around as much.

Question 10

What are the two types of feedback loops?

Answer 10

Positive and Negative

Question 11

What is a positive feedback loop?

Answer 11

When the original reaction is applified or increased. So when A produces B, which creates more A

Question 12

What is a negative feedback loop?

Answer 12

When the original reaction is reverted or gone against. So when A produces B, which reduces the amount of A.

Question 13

What is the short term carbon cycle?

Answer 13

Photosynthesis to cellular respiration, decomposition and land use change.

Question 14

What is the long term carbon cycle?

Answer 14

This is when carbon is stored beneath earth’s surface and is slowly released upward.

Question 15

What is the ocean cycle for the carbon cycle?

Answer 15

This is where the atmosphere and ocean exchange carbon and then distribute it by conveyors.

Question 16

What is the human contribution of the carbon cycle?

Answer 16

We add carbon by burning fossil fuels, which then increases the amount of CO2, throwing off the system.

Question 17

What do ice cores tell us about the patterns of CO2 and temperature for the past 800,000 years

Answer 17

We can analize the air trapped in the ice to see how much carbon dioxide was in the air. We can also look at how thick each layer is to see how much precipitation there was.