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Climate Change Science Grade 10

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Grade 10 Science SNC2D Climate Change review

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1
With respect to the Earth and incoming Solar energy
70% absorbed by Earth climate, 30% immediately reflected
30% is absorbed by land, 70% is immediately reflected.
70% is absorbed by atmosphere, 30% is immediately reflected
70% absorbed by land, 30% is immediately reflected
2
The diagram below identifies with
The Earth's Wobble effect
where climate zones tend to change most
the eccentricity of Earth
Angle of orbit
3
The biosphere consists of
All of the living organisms on Earth
All oceans and lakes on Earth
All of the Earth's crust
All of the air present on Earth.
4
Meteorologists study...
study how meteorites impact climate
they study weather conditions
meteorites in our atmosphere
geological changes in the earth's crust
5
carbon sinks would most likely be
a desert land
a mining factory
a coal factory
a large forest area
6
Climate classification based on landforms, climate, soils, plants and animals
Ecoregions
Bioclimate profiles
tropical zones
Distance from the equator
7
Earth's climate does NOT include
the air
the waters
the fires
the land
8
With respect to the Earth's orbit around the Sun, eccentricity is the
tilt
shape of orbit
Precession of tilt (wobble effect)
no change occuring
9
Climate refers to weather changes that occur...
within years
within hours
within months
within weeks
10
When radiation is absorbed by a particle...
it is reflected of the particle
it gains energy
it makes a sound
it is transmitted through the particle
11
The biggest gas that contributes to the greenhouse gas effect would be
ozone
water vapour
methane
carbon dioxide
12
Ozone is found in the ...
Troposphere
biosphere
stratosphere
Mesosphere