Earth Science Today
Russ Colson
Minnesota State University
Moorhead
Weather and Climate:
Topic 1: Weather, Winds, and Rain
After reading the notes for this topic, you should be able to answer
the following questions:
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What makes wind blow?
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Why do storms come from the West when the wind blows from the East?
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Why do winds blow in a circle?
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Why do winds shift direction as a storm passes?
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How does water get up into the sky?
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What makes clouds and rain?
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Where does a thunderstorm's energy come from?
Topic 2: Climate, ice ages, and global warming
After reading the notes for this topic, you should be able to answer
the following questions:
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How do we know there was once an ice age?
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How has climate changed in the past?
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Is more energy arriving on Earth from the Sun than is lost to space?
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What factors might cause climate to change in the future?
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What is greenhouse warming?
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Why is losing ozone a problem?
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How could getting warmer cause Earth to get colder?
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How could getting warmer cause Earth to get warmer?
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