Extreme Weather
The state of the atmosphere in a given place at a given time.
What is weather?
Knowledge about weather, land, animals, and seasons passed down through stories and experience over generations.
What are traditional knowledge and oral traditions?
One of four systems that make up "Earth's Systems".
What is the lithosphere/atmosphere/hydrosphere/biosphere?
The definition of "temperature".
What is the amount of heat in the atmosphere?
A thick layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year-round, found mainly in polar climate zones.
What is permafrost?
Latitude, urban or rural setting, altitude/elevation, and proximity to bodies of water all affect this system.
What is climate?
Natural causes of climate change that are not related to human activity.
What are changes in orbit, changes in the Sun’s output, meteors, or volcanic eruptions?
The definition of "wind".
What is the natural movement of the air?
A system used to forecast and predict tornados.
What is Doppler radar?
Gases that absorb heat coming from Earth's surface and direct it back to the Earth's surfaces.
What are greenhouse gases?
Two human related causes of climate change.
What are industrialization and pollution?
The definition of "elevation".
What is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level?
The different impacts on hurricanes due to climate change.
What are range, severity, and levels of destruction?
Natural “time capsules” that contain ancient air and reveal how Earth’s atmosphere has changed over time.
What are ice core air bubbles?
A period of change that shifts a society from relying on agriculture to relying on the manufacturing of goods.
What is industrialization?
The definition of "pollution".
What is the presence or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects?
Four extreme weather systems that can occur in Calgary covered in class.
What are tornados, blizzards, heatwaves, and torrential rain?
The impacts of climate change on Indigenous peoples traditional ways of living.
What are raising sea levels, changing migration patterns, and access to hunting, harvesting, and fishing?
Ways everyday people can address human causes of global climate change.
What are reducing consumption/waste, planting a garden/purchasing local foods, and using renewable energy?
The definition of "climate".
What is the long-term weather patterns of a region over a period of at least 30 years?