Answer to Question #242166 in History for krissia

Question

1. How does wind movement affects climate?

2. What is global warming?

3. What is monsoon?

4. What is climate change?

Answer 1

1.Wind movement affects climate by carrying moisture into an atmosphere, as well as hot or cold air into a climate which affects weather patterns. Therefore, a change in wind results in a change of weather.

2.Global warming is the gradual increase in global temperatures due to the greenhouse effect caused mainly by the rising concentration levels of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, CFCs and other pollutants) in the atmosphere.

3.Monsoon refers to a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, strongest winds of a region. Monsoons usually cause dry and wet seasons throughout much of the tropics and blow from cold to warm regions. They are mostly associated with the Indian Ocean.

4.Climate change refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time including: temperature, precipitation and wind patterns.