Climate - The Atmosphere

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What is the stmosphere?

An envelope of gases consisting of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other gases.

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Explain the atmospheric heat budget

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What is incoming solar radiation known as?

insolation

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What is the main source of energy driving our weather systems?

The sun

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Where is most of the energy from the sun absorbed?

Equator

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Where is most of the energy lost?

Polar regions

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How is solar radiation redistributed to higher latitides?

Circulation (wind and air)

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How is energy recieved?

As short-wave radiation

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How much energy does the sun provide in comparison to how much we use?

It provides more energy in an hour than we humans use in a year

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Define short-wave radiation

Energy from the sun that enters the atmosphere. They are very short wavelengths like UV and visible light

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Define long-wave radiation

Energy leaving the earth as infrared radiation at low energy and contains less energy than short-wave radiation

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Define convection

The transfer of heat by movement of gas or liquid

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Define conduction

The transfer of heat by contact

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What is the greenhouse effect?

The process where water vapour, CO2, CH4, CFCs allow short-wave radiation to pass through the atmosphere and heat the earth.

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What is the resultant of the greenhouse effect?

That long-wave radiation gets trapped

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What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

A result of increased quantities of GHGs in the atmosphere due to human activity and their impact on the fragile atmospheric systems.

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What are 5 examples of stores?

  1. Land

  2. Oceans

  3. Clouds

  4. Atmosphere

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