climate change

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

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

Question 3

earths energy budget

Answer 3

the balance between the energy the earth receives from the sun and the energy it radiates back into space

Question 4

solar radiation

Answer 4

different types of light that react differently with the atmosphere, across the light spectrum

Question 5

uv radiation

Answer 5

invisible type of radiation that is absorbed in the mesosphere

Question 6

infrared radiation

Answer 6

felt as heat and is absorbed by both the troposphere and the earth’s surface

Question 7

visible light

Answer 7

colours seen by the human eye and absorbed and reflected by earth’s surface.

Question 8

The Albedo Effect

Answer 8

the amount of light a surface reflects

Question 9

Natural greenhouse effect

Answer 9

when certain gasses collect in the earth’s atmosphere

Question 10

Solar cycle

Answer 10

cycle where the sun produces amounts of energy every 11 years

Question 11

Solar minimum

Answer 11

low amounts of energy produced

Question 12

Solar maximum

Answer 12

large amounts of energy produced