Weather and climate 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWeather systemsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Georgew298Created on: 29-03-16 11:26 What is weather? The state of the atmosphere on a local scale and over a short time scale 1 of 10 What is climate? The average weather over a longer time frame usually over 30 years and a larger area 2 of 10 Liquids in the atmosphere H20 3 of 10 Solids in the atmosphere Snow, dust (particulates) 4 of 10 Gases in atmosphere Nitrogen (75%), Oxygen (21%), Water vapor (0.2-0.4%), CO2 (0,03%) 5 of 10 How far does the atmosphere extend? 1,000km from the Earth (most of it concentrated in first 16km) 6 of 10 Importance of water vapour in weather? Key GHG and evens out temperature 7 of 10 Importance of dust in weather? Absorbs radiation and must be present for precipitation 8 of 10 Importance of pollutants? Affects radiation levels 9 of 10 Importance of CO2? Absorbs long wave radiation 10 of 10
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