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Climatology

Horizontales
the apparent acceleration of a moving body on or near Earth as a result of the Earth’s rotation
the balance between the amount of light reflected and absorbed by the Earth
the average weather conditions in a region over a long period of time (30 years or more)
the transfer of energy by movement of particles in a fluid. A fluid is either a liquid (such as water) or a gas (such as the components of the atmosphere).
the pressure that the air exerts as gravity pulls it towards the centre of the Earth
distinct biological communities that have formed in response to a shared physical climate
This layer acts as a shield against UV radiation which is what has allowed complex organisms to evolve on land
The astronomical forcing that has to do with the shape of the Earth's orbit
the study of climate which is the study of the physical and spatial state of the atmospheric conditions
Verticales
Arguably the most important greenhouse gas contributing to climate change by human emissions
This is the process of placing events in the sequence in which they occurred, but it does not identify the actual dates that the events took place
The proportion of the Sun’s radiation that is reflected back into space by a particular surface is called
Two-thirds of the emissions of this type of greenhouse gas comes from livestock management
In the northern hemisphere objects (including air masses) moving north or south will be deflected to the _____ due to the Coriolis Effect
any reservoir that has the ability to accumulate and store carbon-containing chemical compounds for an indefinite period of time
In the ocean, convection is driven by different __________ or densities of water
measure of how much heat a substance requires to increase its temperature or how much heat it releases as its temperature decreases
when the northern and southern hemisphere get roughly the same amount of daylight
During _______ the trade winds weaken so the warm surface water that normally reaches Australia stays in place
The Ocean Currents act like a ________ belt