Climate Change
What is Deforestation?
Deforestation is the clearing, or cutting down, of forests. The word is normally used to describe the actions of humans in removing forests from the planet, rather than destruction caused by such natural events as hurricanes.
What are the four main types of precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
What is day-to-day state of the atmosphere and the short-term (minutes to weeks) changes in heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain called?
Weather
What are gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them?
Stratus Clouds
What instrument shows wind direction?
A wind vane
What is Acid Rain?
Acid rain is a broad term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms.
What is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system?
A Tornado
The weather of a place averaged over a period of time, often 30 years is called?
Climate
What are white, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds?
Cumulus Clouds
What instruments do we use to measure air temperature?
A thermometer
What effects does deforestation have on the environment?
Less trees means less oxygen
Trees capture carbon dioxide to help reduce global warming
Erosion
Habitat loss for animals
What is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?
A Hurricane
It is usually snowy on Christmas in Canada. Is this an example of weather or climate?
Climate
What are thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way?
Cirrus clouds
What instrument do we use to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
Name 5 things YOU can do to help prevent Climate Change?
Reduce, reuse and recycle
Drive less
Turn off lights
Educate others on this issue
Use less paper
Plant trees
Reduce pollution
Use renewable sources of energy
Drive low emissions vehicles
Conserve household energy
What are pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
Hail
In Mexico it is hot all year, is this an example of weather or climate?
Climate
What are clouds that form at the earth’s surface?
What instrument do we use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What FOUR issues about climate change did we discuss in this unit?
Deforestation
Acid Rain
Ozone Depletion
The Greenhouse Effect
What are FOUR main types of severe weather that happen in Canada?
Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Floods.
Explain the difference between weather and climate?
Weather - day to day, short term, can change drasticaly in a short period of time
Climate - longer term periods of weather that does not change drastically.
What are tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What instrument do we use to measure humidity?
Hygrometer