Vocabulary
A storm caused by rain falling into a lower atmosphere that is below freezing
What is an Ice Storm
We are _______________ of God's creation.
what are Stewards
God made Snow white because
What is a high albedo - it reflects the sun, allowing the snow to melt slowly.
El Nino affects the climate
What is the warm current (2 to 7 years) that flows northward along the South American coast become warmer than normal, it is poot in nutrients resulting in few fish. It brings heavy rains and flooding to Peru and Ecuador. North American with milder winters
Adam and Eve's first sin affect the weather how?
What is when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's commands, they allowed evil to enter the world. Bad weather is a result of the presence of sin in the world.
A very heavy snowstorm with violent winds
What is a blizzard
the ___________ is a gas in the earth's upper atmosphere that screens most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What is the Ozone
An example of how sin affects snow and winter storms
What is extreme cold, avalanches, heavy snow, frostbite, ect.
Despite claims that climate change has led to an increase in dangerous storms, scientists have found that there has been no change in what 7 weather events
What are Hurricane landfalls, droughts, floods, tornados, thunderstorms, East coast winter storms, heat waves, and cold spells
The sun is responsible for differences in heating around the earth, at night infrared radiation cools the earth, and the sunrise warms the earth during the day.
What is the weather engine?
(Sun is called the weather engine)
A glowing ball of red, orange, or yellow light found during a thunderstorm
What is ball lightning
An __________ is someone concerned with the environment.
What is an environmentalist
Mountain ranges affect weather and climate by
What is the side toward the wind receives rain, while the side away from the wind, Leeward side, receives very little rain
Living simpler lives will prevent and solve environmental problems True or False
What is False
What Bible verse tells us that we are responsible for taking care of God's creation
What is Genesis 2:15 - "The LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it" NASB
The prevailing pattern of easterly winds in the tropics
What are foehn winds
____________ is the condition in which the body temperature drops below that required for biological functions
What is hypothermia
The part of the world that refers to foehn winds as chinook winds?
What is the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Alberta Canada to New mexico
Tiny plant and animal organisms that live in the ocean
What is plankton
Rain falls from clouds in the sky, and runoff goes into bodies of water that eventually go to the oceans. Water in the ocean evaporates into the atmosphere where it turns into precipitation. Some water soaks deep into the found, creating the water table. This explains what
What is the water cycle
a warm current from the west that replaces the cool ocean current along Peru and Ecuador
What is El Nino
________ is the prevailing pattern of easterly winds in the tropics
What is trade winds
How do the Great lakes affect the surrounding weather?
What is Cold, dry artic air blowing over relatively warm water in the lakes causes high amounts of evaporation, which results in heavy snowfall when the air reaches the shore.
Why is the study of the past not science
What is - the scientific method requires observation - Because past weather conditions cannot be repeated or observed, we can only make educated guesses which does not fulfill the scientific method
A high altitude cloud made of ice crystals that appear thin, white and feathery
What is a cirrus cloud