Weather/ Climate
Definition of weather
Short-term changes such as temperature, humidity, rain, cloudy, etc.
What's a meteorologist?
They study and analyze weather data using different tools. They do NOT study meteors.
What lessons (list at least 2) did the Salmon Boy tell us?
Don’t waste food or be ungrateful
Respect the land and natural resources
Don’t take too much, give back
What does an Energy Budget Mean?
Balance of how much energy we have in earth and how much is leaving
What can you do to help with reducing greenhouse gases/ climate change
- plant trees/your own food
- if you have the money, go for renewable energy sources like solar panels
- close lights when your not using them
- use paper straw instead of plastic
Definition of Climate
Long-term changes that impact weather patterns, last at least 30 years and long
collect data about eath's atmosphere, surface, and clouds from space
How are humans and nature connected? List at least 2 ways.
- other
we need each other to survive
- Land teaches us what we need to do
- people belong to the land, not the other way around.
What is latitude?
The distance a place is from the equator. The closer you are, it's hotter
If bugs are eating all the plants, what can farmers do?
Change the crops or use natural predators (bug killers)
List 6 different types of extreme weather events
floods, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, tornados, blizzards, monsoons, hurricans
How do cloud observations predict the weather?
Different types of clouds show what kind of weather is coming. So lots of grey clouds probably mean a storm is approaching
What are two concerns for Indigenous communities with climate change?
Rising Sea Levels threaten communities that need coastal resources and Changing Migration Patterns impact their food supply
What are burning fossil fuels? List 2 examples.
Focusing on climate change, what natural cause might have killed the dinosaurs? EXPLAIN
Meteor Impact- debris/dust covers sun, plants can't grow, dinos have no food
What's a farming solution if there is a drought?
Install a drip irrigation system (water sprinkler)
How do computer Models work and what are the cons of it?
collect data about temp, wind, and air to make predictions. But weather changes quickly and data might be wrong or missing.
What are 3 things we can do to help Indigenous communities?
Learn and share
Respect Traditional Knoweldge
Take Action
How do plants (biosphere) impact climate change?
What's another natural process of climate that might have killed the dinos?
Volcano Eruption- sky filled with ash and gases, cooling earth, messing up climate. Making it hard for dinos to survive
List the 4 natural causes of climate change and explain if it cools or heats the earth.
Volcano Eruptions: cool
Meteors: cool
Orbit/output: both
What are Radar systems and what are the cons (bad) about them?
They track weather by detecting radio waves. If something is blocking the waves, it impacts their data.
Who can you ask in the Indigenous community, to learn the stories to help us understand climate better?
Local Elders/Knowledge Keepers: These are people who have lived in an area for a while and have LOTS of knowledge. They remember how the climate was before and can notice changes. Their stories will help us understand climate change.
List the 2 earth systems that reflect energy and the 2 systems that absorb energy (heat)
Reflect: clouds and ice
Absorb: Plants/land and Oceans
Do scientists actually know how the dinosaurs all died? Explain what you think WE DO know.
No we don't really know everything, there's more than 6+ theories on what might have impacted dinos. We do know there was an asteroid that caused a mass freezing. What we think is that other stuff made dinos weaker before the asteroid, like sea level changes, climate change, volcanoes and meteros.