Climate, Weather, STars, And constellation

• What is Climate?

  Climate is the overall condition of weather in a certain Region.
• What is Weather?

  Weather is the overall temporary or general condition of the atmosphere at a oarticular time and place on a day-to-day basis.
• What is the largest and hottest desert in the world?

  The Sahara Desert
• The three main climate zones are?

  Tropical, temperate, polar
• Temperature is derived from the latin word..?

  Temperatus
• Type I

  This has two pronounced seasons. Dry from november to april wet for the rest of the year
• Type II

  This has no dry seasons with pronounced maximum rain period from november to january
• Type III

  Climate not very pronounced. it is relatively dry from november to april. wet during the rest of the year
• Type IV

  Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year
• What is aerosols?

  Tiny particles suspended in the air.
• What is the ingredients for an Aerosol?

  Chlorofluorocarbons (Chlorine, Florine, Carbon)
• What is the greenhouse effect?

  The greenhouse effect is a process through which heat is trapped near earth's surfaces
• Who is the climate scientist that conducted a research at the US Nation Center for Atmpospheric research in Colorado?

  Kevin Trenberth
• El nino is spanish for?

  The Christ Child
• Kelvin waves are?

  Formed at the equator assosciated with higher sea level
• Prevailing winds are?

  Winds that blow consistently in a given direction over a particular region
• What is Ice Age?

  Is a long interval of time when global temperatures are relatively cold and large areas of the world are covered by continental ice and glaciers
• When did Ice Age begun?

  2.4 Million years ago
• What is PAGASA's purpose?

  It is an agency of the republic of the pihlippines that is given authority that provides information in order to protect us from natural calamity.
• What is the acronym of PHIVOLCS?

  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• What is the acronym for NOAA?

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• What is the acronym of WMO?

  The World Meteorological Organization
• What is the acronym of PAGASA?

  The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• What does NASA stand for?

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• What does isotherms mean?

  Are used to identify the warm and cold temperatir
• Who is the principal scientist of the european center for medium range weather forecast near london?

  Tim Stockdale
• "THe winds agitate it all around the ocean" What does agitate mean?

  Agitate means the inconsistent pattern of winds that blows in different direction
• Are large celestial bodies composed of hot gases contained by gravity?

  Stars
• What are the two important elements of a star?
• What are the two elements of the star?

  Hydrogen and Helium
• What were the brightest star called?

  Stars of the first magnitude
• What are the dimmset stars called?

  Stars of the sixth magnitude
• What does supernova mean?


  The explosion of a star when it reaches it's limit
• What is the first step in a life cycle of a star?

  Stars are born in nebulas
• What is the second step in the life cycle of stars?

  Gases contract or come together, inside this this core the temperature becomes very high
• What is the third step in the life cycle?

  Once the temperature is high enough it causes a nuclear reaction, the star begins to glow meaning a star is born
• fourthly in a life cycle of a star?

  If the star has the same mass as the sun it will begin life as the yellow star
• The fifth in a life cycle of the sun?

  As these stars ages they slowly change into the red giants
• The sixth in a life cycle?

  After its fuel is used up then it becomes a white dwarf.
• The last in the life cycle of star?

  As white star cools, it becomes a black dwarf.