climate
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area
Temperature and precipitation
The atmosphere is a thin layer of gases
True or False
True
What is global warming
Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system
What happens to meteors in the mesosphere layer
Meteors burn up here
Weather is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years
True or False
False
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles
Tropical, temperate, polar
The atmosphere is mainly made up of
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Effects of global warming
Rising sea levels due to thermal expansion and melting of glaciers and ice sheets
What layer comes next:
Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere
True or false
True
Where does weather mainly happen
In the lower layer of earths atmosphere
A major influences on climate is
large bodies of water, large cities, and ocean currents
In what layer of the atmosphere would you find clouds and weather
Troposphere
Examples of global warming
Increased heat content of the oceans, increased humidity, and the earlier timing of spring events, such as the flowering of plants
What is the mesosphere
The region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
What causes weather
Heat from the sun and movement of the air
Climate is different from weather in that it
Changes less frequently
What are the five individuals layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Main causes of global warming
Major factors causing the current climate change are greenhouse gases, land use changes, and aerosols and soot
What is found in the mesosphere
A relatively high concentration of iron and other metal atoms
Types of weather
sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, and snowy
A tropical climate in the US would be
Florida
Is the atmosphere a layer of air that surrounds Earth to keep us warm is called
True or False
True
It was hot all week last week, Is this a sign of climate change
Yes or No
No
Why is the mesosphere important
The mesosphere is very important for earth's protection
What is weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry,calm or stormy, clear or cloudy