Extreme Weather
The state of the atmosphere in a given place at a given time.
What is weather?
The two systems that we can use to observe and track climate change.
What are traditional knowledge/oral narratives and modern technologies?
One of four systems that make up "Earth's Systems"
What is the lithosphere/atmosphere/hydrosphere/biosphere?
The definition of "temperature"
What is the amount of heat in the atmosphere?
A thick layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year-round, found mainly in polar climate zones.
What is permafrost?
Latitude, urban or rural setting, altitude/elevation, and proximity to bodies of water all affect this system.
What is the climate?
Changes in climate can be caused by any of these natural processes
What is changes in orbit, changes in the Sun's output, Meteors, or volcanic eruptions?
The definition of wind.
What is the natural movement of the air?
A system used to forecast and predict tornados.
What is Doppler radar?
Gases that absorb heat coming from Earth's surface and direct it back to the Earth's surfaces
What are greenhouse gases
Some of the causes of changes to our climate include these two human actions
What are industrialization and pollution?
The definition of "elevation"
What is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level?
Ways in which climate change impacts hurricanes.
Range, severity, and level of destructions.
Information that can be gathered by studying an ice core
What is precipitation, greenhouse gases, temperature fluctuations...?
A period of change that shifts a society from relying on agriculture to relying on the manufacturing of goods.
What is industrialization?
The definition of pollution
What is the presence or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects?
A list of the extreme weather systems that can occur in Calgary covered in class.
What are tornados, blizzards, heatwaves, and torrential rain?
The impacts of climate change on Indigenous peoples traditional ways of living.
What are raising sea levels, changing migration patterns, and access to hunting, harvesting, and fishing?
Ways everyday people can address human causes of global climate change
What are reducing consumption/waste, planting a garden/purchasing local foods, and using renewable energy?
The definition of "climate"
What is the long-term weather patterns of a region over a period of at least 30 years?