Climate Change and Weather Flashcards 1:

Question 1

Define weather.

Answer 1

The atmospheric conditions in a particular region over a short period of time.

Question 2

Name 4 examples of atmospheric conditions.

Answer 2

Temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity.

Question 3

Define climate.

Answer 3

The average of the weather in a region over a long period of time.

Question 4

How long does a climate last in a region?

Answer 4

30 years or more.

Question 5

Higher latitudes are… (temperature)

Answer 5

Cooler.

Question 6

Higher latitudes are… (distance from the sun)

Answer 6

Farther from the sun.

Question 7

Lower latitudes are… (Temperature)

Answer 7

Warmer.

Question 8

Lower latitudes are… (distance from the sun)

Answer 8

Closer to the sun.

Question 9

Water heats and cools… (type of time) than land

Answer 9

Slower than land.

Question 10

Land heats and cools… (type of time) than water

Answer 10

Faster than water

Question 11

Areas near the oceans have… (moderate or distinct) temperatures.

Answer 11

Moderate temperatures.

Question 12

Areas more inland have… (moderate or distinct) temperatures.

Answer 12

Distinct temperatures.

Question 13

Oceans do what to coastal cities?

Answer 13

Moderate the temperatures.

Question 14

Warm ocean currents… (raise or cool) temperatures

Answer 14

Raise temperatures.

Question 15

Cool ocean currents… (raise or cool) temperatures

Answer 15

Cool temperatures.

Question 15

What happens to clouds’ moisture as they go over the mountains?

Answer 15

They lose their moisture.

Question 15

Air is thinner and cooler at… (higher or lower) latitudes

Answer 15

Higher latitudes.

Question 15

What is a greenhouse gas?

Answer 15

A greenhouse gas is a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs infrared radiation, and emits it back towards the earth, instead of letting it into space.

Question 15

What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

Answer 15

Water vapor.

Question 15

Water vapor enters the atmosphere mainly through…

Answer 15

Evaporation, transpiration, and volcanic activity.

Question 15

Methane gases are products of…

Answer 15

Livestock farming.

Question 15

Removing forests for cattle farms will… (do what to the GHG (greenhouse gas) problem)

Answer 15

Multiply the GHG problem.

Question 15

Methane is also released by…

Answer 15

Landfills.

Question 15

Why is ozone in the upper atmosphere beneficial?

Answer 15

It prevents harmful UV rays from entering the earth.

Question 15

In the lower atmosphere, why is ozone harmful?

Answer 15

It is a GHG in the lower atmosphere.

Question 16

How is ozone produced in the lower atmosphere?

Answer 16

Ozone is produced when GHG that is released by burning materials is exposed to sunlight, or when products of combustion is exposed to sunlight.

Question 17

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere started rising dramatically after...

Answer 17

The Industrial Revolution.

Question 18

What does product mean?

Answer 18

Products are chemicals that are released by a different chemical reaction.

Question 19

Carbon dioxide is the product of...

Answer 19

Burning fossil fuels.

Question 20

What happens to CO2 levels during deforestation?

Answer 20

CO2 levels increase.

Question 21

How do trees help keep CO2 levels under control?

Answer 21

Trees store carbon from the atmosphere into carbon sinks.

Question 22

What is the main reason for the increase in nitrous oxide?

Answer 22

Agriculture's overuse of fertilizer.

Question 23

What is chlorofluorocarbons?

Answer 23

It is a type of chemical released by aerosol sprays and refrigerants.

Question 24

Are chlorofluorocarbons greenhouse gases?

Answer 24

Yes.

Question 25

What greenhouse gas is responsible for the hole in the ozone layer?

Answer 25

Chlorofluorocarbons.

Question 26

How many countries have banned chlorofluorocarbons?

Answer 26

Over 200 countries.

Question 27

What is the abbreviation for water vapor?

Answer 27

H20.

Question 28

What is the abbreviation for carbon dioxide?

Answer 28

CO2.

Question 29

What is the abbreviation for methane?

Answer 29

CH4.

Question 30

What is the abbreviation for nitrous oxide?

Answer 30

N2O

Question 31

What is the abbreviation for ozone?

Answer 31

O3.

Question 32

What is the abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbons?

Answer 32

CFCs.

Question 33

What is the greenhouse effect?

Answer 33

It is the process of when gases and clouds absorb infrared radiation, and emit it back to earth instead of letting it into space.

Question 34

Some energy reflects off of what and goes back to space?

Answer 34

Some energy reflects off of the atmosphere.

Question 35

Some energy from the sun is absorbed by (?) and (?).

Answer 35

Clouds and the Earth's surface.

Question 36

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb the radiation from the sun and...

Answer 36

Emit it in all directions.

Question 37

Some of the radiation emitted by greenhouse gases can go back to either...

Answer 37

Outer space or earth.

Question 38

What type of process is the greenhouse effect?

Answer 38

It is a natural process.

Question 39

What is a carbon sink?

Answer 39

A carbon sink is a reservoir that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and stores the carbon in a different form.

Question 40

Name 2 examples of carbon sinks.

Answer 40

Forests and oceans.

Question 41

Since the Industrial Revolution, the earth's average global temperatures have risen by how much?

Answer 41

1 degree Celsius.