Vocabulary
Mass of ice that moves slowly over land
Glacier
amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
all forms in which water falls to the Earth from the atmosphere
precipitation
True or False
Climate Change is a new concept
FALSE
when did scientist first discover and explain the physis of green house gasses
a. mid to late-1700s
b. early to mid-1800s
c. early to mid 1900s
b.early to mid-1800s
tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. usually located in the Pacific or Indian Ocean region
Typhoon
Tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Usually located in the Atlantic Ocean region
Hurricane
How far does the lower atmosphere extend from Earth's surface?
a. 5 miles high
b. 12 miles high
c. 19 miles high
b. 12 miles high
What is to blame for the the much faster changes in climate change
Human activities
How many countries pledged to stop global temperatures from rising by than 3.6 degrees fahrenheit in the 2015 Paris Agreement
a.297
b.97
c.197
c.197
state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation and cloudiness
weather
all weather conditions for a given location over a period of time
climate
What is the result of when warm air rises and cold air rushes in to fil its place?
Wind
what is one of the leading factors contributing to climate change?
the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil
scientist found that temperatures were already rising but it took until what year for science to game acceptance and for action to be taken.
a.1980s
b.1890s
c.2000s
a.1980s
person who studies patterns and changes in Earths atmosphere
meteorologist
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
person who studies the atmosphere and weather patters over time
Climatologist
Name 3 things that weather conditions include.
-precipitation
-wind speed
-temperature
-atmospheric pressure
-humidity
-wind direction
what is released into the atmoshpere when burning fossil fuels
carbon dioxide (CO2)
what country releases the second-laregest amount of greenhouse gases in the world?
United States
Disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium
perturbation
force per unit area exerted by the mass of the atmosphere as gravity pulls it to Earth
Atmospheric pressure
name 2 devices meteorologist use to analyze data
satellites
weather stations
buoys
In the last century, the planet has already warmed by about ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
a. 0.8 degrees
b. 4.1 degrees
c. 1.4 degrees
1.4 degrees Fahrenheit
in 2017 what country announced it would withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement
United States