Quiz 3 - The New Weather Book

Describe one explanation the Creation-Genesis Flood model gives for the discovery of warm-climate fossils in cold climates like Siberia.

1) A warmer atmosphere could have meant that the present-day cold climates were once warm climates. 2) The warm-climate animals could have been swept from high altitudes to the Polar regions during the flood.

Explain how a scientist might determine the climate of the past.

A scientist must make an assumption about a past climate, create a model based on that assumption, and test how well data observed in the present fits the model.

thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature

What part of the world refers to foehn winds as chinook winds?

Areas in the United States along the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Alberta, Canada to New Mexico

What kinds of fossils have scientists found in the Sahara Desert?

Crocodiles, hippopotami, elephants, giraffes, and other animals. They also found fossils of fish and clams.

Why did God make snow white?

Snow's white color creates a high albedo, which means it reflects the sun, allowing the snow to melt slowly. This means the melted water soaks into the ground rather than causing floods.

What causes St. Elmo's Fire?

St. Elmo's Fire is caused by a high charge of electricity in the air.

Why is the study of the past not science?

The scientific method requires observation. Because past weather conditions cannot be repeated or observed, we can only make educated guesses, which does not fulfill the scientific method.

How do mountain ranges affect weather and climate?

The side toward the wind, or the windward side, receives rain, while the side away from the wind, the leeward side, receives very little rain.

What two requirements were present after the Flood to create an Ice Age?

Volcanic ash blocked sunlight from entering the atmosphere, causing cooler temperatures. The volcanoes also warmed the water, creating more evaporation and greater amounts of snowfall in northern regions.

Give one example of how sin affects snow and winter storms.

Your answer should include examples involving extreme cold, avalanches, heavy snow, frostbite, hypothermia, etc. (you don't need to include all but try to come up with an answer to include some of these)

St. Elmo's fire

a condition caused by a high charge of elecctricity

inversion

a condition in which the atmospheric temperature increases upward

hypothermia

a condition in which the body temperature drops below that required for biological function

foehn winds

a dry, warm, down-slope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range

ball lightining

a glowing ball of red, orange or yellow light found during a thunderstorm

Ice Storm

a storm caused by rain falling into a lower atmosphere that is below freezing.

blizzard

a very heavy snowstorm with violent winds

trade winds

the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics

enviornment

the surrounding circumstances or conditions around us