Weather and Climate Flashcards
What is Weather?
the state of the atmosphere at any given time
What are the components of weather?
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Precipitation
- Cloud cover
- Wind
What is Climate?
The weather of an area over a long period of time
What is the science of weather?
Meterology
What is the science of climate?
Climatology
What is the troposphere?
The layer of atmosphere above the earths surface
Where weather happens
What makes up the troposphere?
Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21%
Carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor 1%
What is the stratosphere?
The ozone layer which protects the earth from the suns harmful radiation
What is the mesosphere?
Above the stratosphere
the layer where meteors burn up
What is the thermosphere?
Above the mesosphere
Where space stations orbit
What is the exosphere?
Above the thermosphere
The last layer before outer space
What is the atmosphere?
All the gas above the earths surface
Made up of different layers
What are the layers of the atmosphere?
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere
- Exosphere
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases that trap heat within the earths atmosphere
- Carbon Dioxide
- Methane
- Water vapour
How has the atmosphere changed?
Since the industrial revolution
More burning of oil and coal
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
What is Global Warming?
the increase in the average temperature of
- Earths surface
- Air
- Oceans
What are Bioplastics?
Material produced from renewable biomass sources
- vegetable fats
- oils
- cornstarch
What is deforestation?
Removing trees or forests from land which is then converted to non-forest use
What are fossil fuels?
Underground hydrocarbons formed from dead plants and animals
What are some types of renewable energy sources?
- Sun (solar)
- Wind (turbines)
- Rain (hydroelectric)
- Tidal
- Geothermal
What are non renewable sources of energy?
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Nuclear
How many trees do we cut down each year?
15 billion
