Flashcards
Weather and Climate Chapter 1
Flashcards do conjunto (15)
- 1Difference Between Weather and ClimateClimate: Sum of all statistical weather information that helps
describe a place or region
Weather: The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place - 2Basic Elements of W+C Temperature of the air
Moisture content of the air
Type and amount of cloudiness
Type and amount of precipitation
Atmospheric pressure
Wind velocity (speed AND direction) - 3The 6 step scientific method Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Prediction
Experiment
Conclusion - 4Difference between Hypothesis and TheoryH: Expected Outcome
T: Well tested and widely excepted-best explaination - 5Sphere 1Geosphere: Solid Eearth
- 6Sphere 2Atmosphere: Gaseous shell at 30 km, 99% is below
- 7Sphere 3Hydrosphere: Earth's Water
- 8Systema collection of interdependent components
- 9Why Can earth be called a...system?The four spheres are linked and exhibit important feedback; they interact together
- 10Three major gassesNitrogen
Oxygen
Argon - 11Important componentsCo2-Small, but efficient heat absorber
Ozone- Absorbs UV, Smog
Water Vapor- condenses to form clouds - 12OZONE DEPLETION! explain yourself... Why are you so temperamental?CFC's put a hole in the Ozone layer over Antarctica, causing it to get a littler warmer cha feel
- 13—At lower altitudes, more of the atmosphere is above you, causing a greater change in pressure. High altitudes opposite
- 14Sketch and Label graph of vertical structure of the atmosphere
- 15Sphere 4Biosphere: All life on earth; contains other spheres, bottom km of atmosphere
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- Meteorology FlashCards sobre Weather and Climate Chapter 1, criado por Caleb Kromminga em 04-10-2016.
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