Climate Basics
The weather conditions in an area in general or over a long period of time
What is the definition of climate?
Large scale ecosystem characterized by climate, flora, and fauna
What are biomes?
A biome known for hot days and cold nights, little rain, and have life that retains water in their bodies?
What is a desert biome?
A region of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone (O₃) molecules
What is the ozone layer?
The movement and exchange of carbon on Earth
What is the carbon cycle?
Name one factor that influences climate.
What is latitude, altitude, ocean currents, or wind systems?
A type of atmospheric circulation cell from the 3 cell model near the equator that has warm air rise and cool air sink.
What is a hadley cell?
Climate influences biomes by determining ___________________ and _______________________, which dictate the plat and animal communities in a given area.
What are temperature and precipitation?
The percentage of the sun's harmful UV radiation the ozone layer absorbs.
What is 97-99%?
Name one factor that alters the carbon cycle
What is use of fossil fuels/agriculture?
The deflection of air currents caused by Earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis effect?
True or False: Scientists use evidence from geologic time to determine climate conditions in the past.
What is True?
Located nearest to the poles (Canada, Russia) and are extremely cold with little life.
What is the Tundra?
Where the ozone layer is located
What is the stratosphere?
Name one consequence of human induced climate change
What are rising ocean temperatures/coral bleaching/ health problems?
Cyclical patterns of rising and sinking air driven by temperature differences
What are convection cells?
Increased ocean temperatures can cause coral to expel algae that gives them color
What is coral bleaching?
A biome known hot and humid temperatures, dense vegetation, and heavy rain usually near the equator?
What is the tropical rainforest?
Two things the ozone layer does for the Earth
Changes made to climate from human impact.
What are anthropogenic factors?
This is a model that predicts global wind patterns
What is the three-cell model?
The amount of light a surface reflects
What is albedo?
The biome of North Texas
What is a temperate grassland?
A chemical that can damage or break down the ozone layer
What are chlorofluorocarbons/CFCs/halons?
The process when the amount of carbon increases in the Earth's atmosphere and traps heat in the atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect?