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Weather and Climate Flashcards

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What is Weather?

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the state of the atmosphere at any given time

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What are the components of weather?

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  1. Temperature
  2. Humidity
  3. Precipitation
  4. Cloud cover
  5. Wind
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What is Climate?

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The weather of an area over a long period of time

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What is the science of weather?

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Meterology

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What is the science of climate?

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Climatology

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What is the troposphere?

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The layer of atmosphere above the earths surface

Where weather happens

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What makes up the troposphere?

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Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21%
Carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor 1%

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What is the stratosphere?

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The ozone layer which protects the earth from the suns harmful radiation

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What is the mesosphere?

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Above the stratosphere

the layer where meteors burn up

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What is the thermosphere?

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Above the mesosphere

Where space stations orbit

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What is the exosphere?

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Above the thermosphere

The last layer before outer space

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What is the atmosphere?

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All the gas above the earths surface

Made up of different layers

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What are the layers of the atmosphere?

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  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Thermosphere
  5. Exosphere
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What are greenhouse gases?

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Gases that trap heat within the earths atmosphere

  1. Carbon Dioxide
  2. Methane
  3. Water vapour
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How has the atmosphere changed?

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Since the industrial revolution
More burning of oil and coal
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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What is Global Warming?

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the increase in the average temperature of

  1. Earths surface
  2. Air
  3. Oceans
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What are Bioplastics?

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Material produced from renewable biomass sources

  1. vegetable fats
  2. oils
  3. cornstarch
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What is deforestation?

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Removing trees or forests from land which is then converted to non-forest use

19
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What are fossil fuels?

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Underground hydrocarbons formed from dead plants and animals

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What are some types of renewable energy sources?

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  1. Sun (solar)
  2. Wind (turbines)
  3. Rain (hydroelectric)
  4. Tidal
  5. Geothermal
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What are non renewable sources of energy?

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  1. Coal
  2. Oil
  3. Natural gas
  4. Nuclear
22
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How many trees do we cut down each year?

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15 billion

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