Exploring Weather and Climate

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing the conditions such as temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric conditions on a day-to-day basis.

Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, just below the stratosphere.

Weather refers to day-to-day atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.

<p>Weather is driven by differences in air pressure, temperature, and moisture between different locations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest scale atmospheric circulations are called the Hadley cell, the Ferrel cell, the polar cell, and the jet stream.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>troposphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the Hadley cell, the Ferrel cell, the polar cell, and the jet stream</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>air pressure, temperature, and moisture differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>polar and tropical air</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils, minerals, and other materials through contact with water, atmospheric gases, and biological organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weathering occurs in situ (on-site) and involves the breakdown of materials, while erosion involves the transport of rocks and minerals to another location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two types of weathering are physical weathering and chemical weathering.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical weathering involves the breakdown of rocks and soils through mechanical effects such as heat, water, ice, or other agents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical weathering involves the chemical reaction of water, atmospheric gases, and biologically produced chemicals with rocks and soils.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather modification is the intentional manipulation or alteration of the weather.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most common form of weather modification is cloud seeding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of cloud seeding is to increase rain or snow, usually for the purpose of increasing the local water supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The goal of weather modification in warfare can be to prevent damaging weather or provoke damaging weather against the enemy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather modification in warfare has been banned by the United Nations under the Environmental Modification Convention.</p> Signup and view all the answers