A) Climate Change
What is the global temperature increase we're attempting to avoid?
2 degrees
What direction does Toronto get the majority of its wind from
West to east
What is the shape of a tornado?
Cone-shaped. (funnel)
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is the daily atmospheric conditions and climate is the average weather patterns in a place.
What are the prevailing winds in Canada and which direction do they blow?
Westerlies, West to East
Carbon warms the _______ while cooling the _______. (Pick, stratosphere or troposphere)
Troposphere, Stratosphere
What are the effects of greenhouse gasses on earth
Trapping heat inside the atmosphere
What do fronts look like on a map
Contour lines
What causes tornados?
A change in wind speed.
How do you find the temperature range?
Subtract the coldest month from the warmest month.
The temperature of the ocean affects the temperature of … Finish the sentence
the air that passes over it
What carbon isotope do we produce?
Carbon 12.
How do we know humans are the main cause of climate change
Humans burn fossil fuels -
What is a front
The mark between the boundary between warmer air on one side and colder air on the other
Where are tornados most common?
Central North American plains - Tornado Alley
What are the 5 types of global climate?
Tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar.
What is rainshadow? Which side of the mountain is it on?
The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range (away from the wind)
How does ocean acidification work? Explain the two main points
The ocean absorbs Co2, which lowers the PH levels, and makes the ocean more acidic
What are the mitigation strategies to deal with impacts of climate change
Reducing flow of greenhouse gasses
What is a center of low pressure look like on a map and how fast can it move
It looks like a line with triangles, it can move twice as fast as a warm front
Where was the hottest temperature on Earth recorded, why did it get so hot there?
Death Valley, limited exposure to wind, and in a sunny dry area that receives plenty of heat and light from the sun.
How much precipitation does a maritime climate have?
Greater than 1000mm.
Name 3 differences between continental and maritime climates.
- Continental has wider temperature range
- Maritime has more precipitation
- Continental experiences more precipitation in the summer while maritime experiences more in the winter
How long does it take for carbon 14 to decay?
6000 years
What percent of climate change is plastic responsible for
3.4%
Fill In The Blanks
____ Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over a mountain range.
_____ Happens on a hot day when hot air rises and cools
_____ Takes place at the front between a mass of warm air and a mass of cold air
(These are the ways precipitation can form)
Orographic
Convectional
Frontal
Name one of the 3 countries that are the wettest.
India, South America, and New Zealand.
What is the difference between continental and maritime climate?
Continental has wider range, less precipitation, more precipitation in the summer.
What are El Niño and La Niña?
- El Niño is the warming of the sea surface which results in above-average temperatures in central and eastern Pacific Ocean (Towards the Americas)
- La Niña is the cooling of the sea surface which results in below-average temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean (Towards the Americas)
Why don’t plants like carbon 13?
It doesn’t flow through the plant as much and its harder for the plant to absorb it.