Atmosphere
Earth's energy Budget
Unequal heating of the Earth
Factors that cause climate
Climate change
100
Layer of gas that surrounds the planet.
What is the atmosphere?
100
This is what has to happen (in terms of energy in and out) to have an balanced energy budget.
What is the energy in must equal the energy going out?
100
The reason why winds blow on Earth.
What is the earth is unequally heated?
100
The factor that causes a location on the top of Mount Everest to be colder than a location at sea level.
What is altitude?
100
Climate change is the term scientist used to explain this phenomena on Earth.
What is climate change?
200
Provides a habitable environment, causes weather to occur, and maintains the temperature on earth.
What is the job of the atmosphere?
200
The reason why all the dark asphalt parking lots and roads will make a city environment warmer than a rural country environment.
What is the albedo effect?
What is the fact that darker colors absorb more of the sun's energy while lighter ones reflect more of the sun's energy?
200
The direction (in terms of air pressure) the the wind blows in
What is from high to low?
200
This factor is why New York has a colder climate that Georgia
What is NY's latitude is larger than Georgia's?
What is NY is farther away from the equator than Georgia?
200
Over Earth's history, climate change occurred at this rate.
What is very slowly?
300
Nitrogen and Oxygen
What are the two main gases in Earth's atmosphere?
300
The reason why a cloudy day will be colder than a clear day but also a cloudy night will be warmer than a clear night.
What is clouds have a larger albedo effect causing them to reflect the incoming solar radiation away from earth during the day and reflect the outgoing energy back to earth at night?
300
Convection currents form in the atmosphere above the Earth due to this.
What is the unequal heating of the earth?
What is changes in air density caused by changes in air temperature?
What is rising warm air and sinking cool air?
300
This factor explains why the East Coast of South America is warmer than the West Coast of South America.
What is the temperature of the ocean currents?
What is the cold current flowing past west coast and warm current flowing past east coast?
300
The reason why the sun and Earth's orbit and tilt are not responsible for the climate change we are seeing today?
What is the sun is cooling/ in a low cycle of solar flares, and this change would take a long time to occure?
400
We live in this layer. It is where all the weather occurs and where all the water vapor is found.
What is the troposphere?
400
Exposed to equal amounts of incoming solar radiation from the sun, water will do this compared to the land.
What is the water will heat up/cool down slower than the land?
What is water has a higher specific heat than land?
400
The reason why wind belts and ocean currents curve on Earth.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
What is because the Earth is spinning/rotation?
400
Desserts often form on the leeward side of a mountain due to this.
What is the rain shadow effect?
What is mountains will cause the air mass to rise in air and drop moisture on one side of the mountain (windward), leaving the other side (leeward) side dry?
400
The reason that most climate scientists think is causing the current climate change we are seeing.
What is human activities?
What is humans are releasing more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
500
This layer of the atmosphere has a layer of gas that protects us from UV radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
500
The name of the group of gases that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere.
Bonus points if you include the name of one of the gases AND one reason why Ms. H has taught you about this group of gases.
What are greenhouse gases?
What is Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, or nitrous oxide?
What is greenhouse gases are needed to keep us warm, planet would be too cold, greenhouse effect, too much causes climate change, too little makes us too cold?
500
The direction an air mass located in the Westerlies in the Northern Hemisphere will move in.
What is the Northeast?
500
Explains why Wichita, Kansas has hotter summers and cooler winters than San Francisco, California.
What is being near a large body of water?
What is the specific heat of water versus land?
What is how large bodies of water cause a smaller range of temperatures than being surrounded by land?
What is water takes longer to heat up and cool down compared to land?
500
Evaluate this evidence and claim-
"Climate change is not a problem because Earth's climate fluctuates over its history".
What is sure these levels have changed over time, however, the change we are seeing right now is very very rapid?
What is because the rising temperatures are causing issues for humans and animals?