Hazardous Earth Flashcards
(42 cards)
Solar insulation
Amount of suns energy
Heat is redistributed in two ways?
Ocean currents and pressure differences
The itcz forms within what?
The tropics when two masses of air meet
Global circulation model
How the atmosphere is divided intel three cells
In the northern hemisphere the pressure is…
High
The Hadley cells moves in what direction
South depending on the position of the sun
The eruption theory
Big volcanic eruptions can change the earths climate
What are the products
Ash and sulphur dioxide
The stratosphere
The layer of air above the earths surface
The sunspot theory
The sun has many spots which show how much energy it has and it means it’s more active
What is climate
Each day in weather the amount of rainfall changes, the worlds winds, ocean currents and pressure systems change the seasons
What are trapped in ice layers
Air bubbles which contain carbon dioxide
The greenhouse effect
That way that gases trap heat from the sun
Carbon dioxide is taken in by what
Plants
Oxygen is breathed in by
Animals
Climate change impacts
Frequent floods
Changes to farming
Stronger storms
Tropical cyclone
A rotating system of clouds and storms that develop over tropical waters
Hurricane develop where
North Atlantic and Pacific
Cyclone develop where
Indian and South Pacific
Typhoon develop where
Western
Hazards of tropical cyclone
Strong winds
Storm surges
Intense rainfall
Landslides
Tropical cyclones form in what areas
Warm areas
Where do they develop
Warm oceans over long periods
Strong winds are high in the troposphere
Strong winds created by the rotation of the Coriolis force
How they form
Warm air currents rise and as it rises air joins in with it, then air contains huge volumes of water vapour which then rise and condense to form clouds and this contains energy, coriolis dorce contains rising currents of air such then rise and from tropical storm, as it tracks away from its source it is fed new air and enlarges
