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- 1Weather vs climateWeather is temparature,cloud cover,and things like percipitation at a specific point in time. Climate is average weather condtions over at least 30 year.
- 2The sun is the source of whatAll energy on earth via solar energy or food energy for plants and mostly thermal energy
- 3How does the sun give energy to earthRadiation from the sun is either reflected or absorbed by particles of matter
• Reflected radiation goes back into space or is absorbed elsewhere in the biosphere
absorbed radiation is re-emitted as thermal energy only some - 4What is insolationThe amount of solar energy received by a place in the earth. This is affected by factors such as latitude and characteristics of lithosphere,atmosphere,and biosphere.
- 5How do sun rays get affected by latitudeHigher altitudes get slanted rays which diffuses the energy more.Lower latitudes sun's rays are more concetrated
- 6Angle of inclinationTilt of earth's axis is 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular of earth's orbit
- 7How latitudes affect northern parts of the earthEarth can be divided into different latitudes . At more northern latitudes (Canada) there are more hours of daylight
as the North Pole becomes tilted
toward the sun. - 8How is isolation affected year roundThe Earth’s shape and the angle of incidence play a large role in creating Earth’s climate. From the equator to
the pole there is a decrease in insolation
year-round. - 9The angle of incidencethe angle between a ray
falling on a surface and the
line of the perpendicular
to that surface. • Angle of
incidence at the equator is
0
- 10What is the albedo effect?Percent of solar radiation that is reflected
- 11How is albedo affected in seasonsmaximum value in winter and its minimum value in summer snow makes winter.
- 12Why do the seasons differ in southern and northern hemisphere.Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 13How climate affects peopleIt makes droughts more severe,extreme weather more common,and sea levels rise which could be disastrous for the roughly 600 million people near bodies of water.
- 14How does climate affect animalsIt destroys their habitats and makes them adapt way faster than they can conceivably adapt
- 15The 4 layers of the atmosphere in ordertroposphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,and thermosphere
- 16What is insolationAmount of solar energy received by a place
depends on latitude and other characteristics of the biosphere - 17How is latitude affected at different points on earthHigher latitude receive slanting rays so thus their rays are more diffused than lower latitudes where sun rays are concentrated
- 18What is angle of inclination23.5 degree angle near earth
- 19How does angle of inclination affect seasonsEarth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 20Fun fact about northern latitudesAt more northern latitudes
(Canada) there are more
hours of daylight as the
North Pole becomes tilted
toward the sun. - 21What is the solsticeThe solstice is one of two points where the poles are facing the most towards or away from the sun.Winter Solstice- shortest day of the year –December 21st
• Summer Solstice- longest day of the year June 21st.Reversed for south hemisphere - 22What is the equinoxThere are only two times of the year when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes.one around March 21 and another around September 22.
- 23How cold would the earth be without the greenhouse effect-18 a 33 degree drop off
- 24What is windWind is the movement of cool
air from areas of high
pressure to areas of low
pressure. - 25Jet streamsbands of fast moving air in the stratosphere. Faster than winds in the troposphere
- 26How jet streams affect weatherDuring the cooler months, jet
streams are closer to the
equator and move more
quickly. Changes in jet streams are
important to predicting weather changes and affect the formation of storms and
cyclones. - 27How does water affect climateLarge bodies of water moderate climate
In the summer the water absorbs heat, cooling the surrounding land
In the winter the water releases heat, heating the surrounding land - 28Phase changes graph
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