Created by Siva Senthilkumaran
almost 6 years ago
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What is Weather?
What can affect the Weather?
What does the climate of a place usually determine?
What are the main 4 factors that affect Climate?
How does Latitude affect Climate?
How does Elevation affect Climate?
How do Air Masses affect Climate?
How does being close to a body of water affect the Climate?
What are the names of the 5 Climate Zones?
What makes a Climate Zone a Climate Zone?
Almost all energy on Earth comes from the sun, in Solar Radiation. What forms does Solar Radiation appear in?
Why do Different Regions on Earth receive different amounts of Solar Radiation?
What reflects incoming solar radiation?
What reflects the MOST Solar Radiation, and how much does it reflect?
What absorbs Incoming Solar Radiation, and how much does each absorb?
How much Incoming Solar Radiation is reflected, and how much is absorbed?
What happens to the Absorbed Energy (which is also why we all aren't fried human)?
How much of the Infrared Radiation that is emitted stays in the atmosphere before it leaves?
Why are Polar Regions colder and Tropical Regions warmer?
How does the cycle of convection for the Equator and the Poles work?
What is the Radiation Budget, and how can it affect us?
What is one cause of the energy budget's change?
What is one example of how climate can be changed over shorter periods of time?
What is the difference between the Natural and Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect?
What are the Greenhouse Gases?
How do Greenhouse Gases work?
Which Greenhouse Gas, due to its increased emission, is the largest cause of Climate Change?
What was the concentration of Parts per Million (PPM) before the Industrial Age, and what is the current concentration?
Water Vapour causes two-thirds of Earth's natural greenhouse effect. How does it cause this?
Why are some Greenhouse Gases stronger than others?
List the 3 main anthropogenic greenhouse gases from least to greatest potency.
What is the importance of Ice Cores to Climate Scientists?
If greenhouse gases have constantly been absorbing and re-emitting radiation, why has it not become a problem as of now?
Why might Climate Change cause increased severity of Storms?
What is Albedo, and how might melting ice caps?
What are three things melting land ice causes?
What reason is the Sea Level rising, other than melting land ice?
Why might Polar Bears struggle to survive without Ice Caps?
Name the Effects of Climate Change.
What is the IPCC and what are they responsible for?
What information did the IPCC release in their October 2018 Report?