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How do climate and weather differ?
weather is short term, day to day, while climate is the long
term average for an area
TERM 2
What are the components that account for
Earth's climate?
DEFINITION 2
atmosphere, ice, ocean, land surface, vegetation.
TERM 3
Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius.
DEFINITION 3
F - C = 5/9(temp-32)
TERM 4
Convert Celsius to
Fahrenheit.
DEFINITION 4
C - F = 9/5(temp) + 32
TERM 5
Convert from Kelvin to Celsius.
DEFINITION 5
temp + 273
Convert from Celsius to Kelvin.
temp - 273
TERM 7
How does the Kelvin scale differ from the
Celsius scale?
DEFINITION 7
Kelvin's zero is absolute zero, Celsius' absolute zero is - 273
TERM 8
List the Precambrian Years.
DEFINITION 8
4,500 million years to 540 million years
TERM 9
List the Paleozoic Years.
DEFINITION 9
540 million years to 250 million years.
TERM 10
List the mesozoic years.
DEFINITION 10
250 million years to 65 million years.
Albedo - 60-90%
snow an ice
TERM 17
Albedo - 40-70%
DEFINITION 17
melting snow
TERM 18
Albedo - 40-90%
DEFINITION 18
clouds
TERM 19
Albedo - 30-50%
DEFINITION 19
desert sand
TERM 20
Albedo - 5-30%
DEFINITION 20
soil
Albedo - 15-35%
tundra
TERM 22
Albedo - 18-25%
DEFINITION 22
grasslands
TERM 23
Albedo - 5-20%
DEFINITION 23
forest
TERM 24
Albedo - 5-10%
DEFINITION 24
water
TERM 25
What is albedo?
DEFINITION 25
reflectivity
