Decoding The Weather Machine Documentary
Does the amount of CO2 we are adding to the atmosphere match up to the amount of CO2 being measured?
What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere beginning at Earth's surface
Troposphere-Stratosphere-Mesosphere-Thermosphere
Are the Milankovitch cycles classified as long-term or short-term climate changers?
Long-term
True or False Volcanoes emit more CO2 per year than humans
False
Has GA ever had an EF-5 tornado?
No
These parts of the world are studied by scientists as part of Earth's climate?
Land, Ice, Sea, & Air
This layers has most of our atmospheric mass, it also holds clouds, weather, planes, birds and is the wettest layer.
Troposphere
True or False: the small variations in how the Earth orbits the Sun accounts for the rapid global warming that’s happening currently
False
List 3 Human Activities that add to CO2 Emissions
1. Burning Fossil Fuels
2. Deforestation
3. Cement Production
What is a tornado?
A narrow, violently rotating cloud of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground
Small traces of this gas combined with CO2 work together to trap heat in our atmosphere
Water Vapor
This layer has the ozone layer in it
Stratosphere
What are the 3 cycles that are classified under the Mialnkovitch cycles?
1. Precession
2. Eccentricity
3. Obliquity
What is ONE way we could help solve the global warming crisis?
1. Plant more Trees
OR
2. Find an alternative energy source
In the United States, when is "peak season" for tornadic activity?
June - August (Summer)
Using air bubbles trapped in the ____________, scientists can measure CO2 concentration of the atmosphere up to __________ years ago
1. Ice
2. 800k
This is the hottest layer and has a pressure at almost 0 mb
Thermosphere
Describe each cycle in Milankovitch?
Eccentricity: Orbit Shape
Obliquity: Tilt
Axial Precession: Wobble
How do Volcanoes change climate over a short period of time?
Aerosols and other gases released after a volcanic eruption can block out the suns energy over a short period of time
Where and when was the USA's most destructive tornado in the past 15 years?
Joplin, Missouri - 2011
How much of the world's population lives within 60 miles of the coast?
About 1/3
This is the coldest layer and it protects us from meteors
Mesosphere
According to Milankovitch, how often do ice ages occur
Every 41,000 years
What is the Keeling Curve?
A graph that represents the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere since 1958
How do we rate a tornado?
EF scale that is based off of wind speed and damage