Intro to Climate Studies 2021-2022 (ENSC 220) Investigation 1A

Both the static image shadings and the loop infer that _____ are generally where the most amount of incoming solar energy is reflected by the Earth system.

cloud tops

Scientific predictions of such an altered state of the climate (climate change) treat Earth's climate system from a(n) ______ perspective.

dynamic

The AMS Glossary expanded definition of climate is based on a(n) _______ perspective.

dynamic

This interaction of Earth climate system components through natural laws would imply a(n) ______ perspective for climate studies.

dynamic

Local climate data, including records of observed temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind, are examples of ______ derived information.

empirically

In its definition of climate, the AMS Glossary of Meteorology, states that climate "...is typically characterized in terms of suitable averages of the climate system over periods of a month or more, taking into consideration the variability in time of these average quantities." This definition is derived from a(n) ______ perspective.

Empirical

According to the AMD Climate Paradigm, modern climate and climate change are the results of a ______ system.

coupled human-natural

According to the AMD Climate Paradigm, our understanding of Earth's climate system is incomplete. It states that the risks associated with climate change call for the development and implementation of _______.

long-term stewardship of our Earthly environment; sustainable development strategies.

The ocean as an Earth climate system component and player in atmosphere-ocean energy and mass distributions suggest it is a ______ part of biogeochemical cycles (e.g., water cycle, carbon cycle) operating in the Earth system.

major

Compare expanses of land and ocean surfaces. As would be seen from other vantage points in space as well, Earth's surface shows _____.

more water than land

It is implied in the AMS Climate Paradigm that components of Earth's climate system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) interact in a(n) ______ way as described by natural laws.

orderly

At any location observable from the geostationary satellite, the solar energy arriving on Earth is _______

received in pulses of varying intensities, alternating between periods of sunlight and no sunlight.

It is evident from the sharpness of the edge between sunlit portions of Earth and space that the atmosphere must be a very _____ layer compared to Earth's diameter.

thin